The Alliance Scientists
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The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. To do so, the Alliance and its scientist community works with local, national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors.
We encourage you to engage with our community of scientists and researchers here and on other professional platforms.
Meet Our Directors
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Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/lulseged-desta-1.jpg?h=423d7eed&itok=vHQ33_HS)
Lulseged Desta
Director, Multifunctional Landscape![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/ana-maria-loboguerrero_0.jpg?h=7ee945e4&itok=mk6njpxM)
Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Director, Climate Action![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/carlo-fadda-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=F3By3rth)
Carlo Fadda
Director, Agrobiodiversity![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/jacob-van-etten-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?h=83547a77&itok=2wpuG7Tr)
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/maria-fernanda-alvarez-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpeg?itok=7PXPhq-W)
María Fernanda Álvarez
Director, Crops for Nutrition and Health, and Program Leader, Rice Breeding and Genetics![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/marlene-elias-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=pKLFuDfQ)
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/elisabetta-gotor.png?h=c58aa1c6&itok=X_9J3z1m)
Elisabetta Gotor
Director Land Resource Economics Unit and Program Leader ∙ Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4)![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/Selamawit%20Firdissa%20picture_0.jpg?h=1b50db1c&itok=ndLNQGW-)
Selamawit Firdissa Duresa
Gender Specialist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/sergio-andres-cruz.png?h=750b5ed0&itok=hRmwRmFl)
Sergio Andres Cruz
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/photosos.jpg?itok=JZHaoY_N)
Serigne Omar Sene
Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/IMG_8304_0.jpg?h=a91b6f81&itok=cAs9ROeT)
Shalika Vyas
Associate Fellow![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/img_20220321_120242.jpg?h=520dd33f&itok=kQgzXwwn)
Sharon Mendonce
Research Fellow![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/siagbe-golli-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=G44TU1dO)
Siagbé Golli
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/sec-foto.jpg?h=863fe51f&itok=neBSNQJs)
Silvia-Elena Castaño
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/simone4.jpeg?itok=UI-cVV43)
Simone Staiger
Senior Knowledge Manager![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/img_20200730_193545.jpg?h=00ce9f70&itok=QAZeMKOW)
Sindy Leveron
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/win_20230222_16_51_30_pro-2.jpg?itok=5txTZZ0O)
Sintayehu Workeneh Dejene
Research Management Coordinator![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/smitha-krishnan.jpg?itok=phcvVzBA)
Smitha Krishnan
Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/sofia-saldarriaga-ospina-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpeg?itok=jmwd-GML)