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 de Agrobiodiversidad![](/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 de Inclusión Digital![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/maria-fernanda-alvarez-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpeg?itok=7PXPhq-W)
María Fernanda Álvarez
Directora de Cultivos para la Nutrición y la Salud, y líder del Programa de Arroz![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/marlene-elias-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=pKLFuDfQ)
Marlène Elias
Directora de Género e Inclusión![](/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/louis-butare-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?h=e1a128a1&itok=UvsisdcT)
Louis Butare
Scientist I and WECABREN Coordinator![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/luis-alfonso-valderrama-florez-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.png?itok=lPwziwro)
Luis Alfonso Valderrama Florez
Senior Research Associate - Bean Genetics And Breeding![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/luis-armando-munoz-b-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=GeJmXUNI)
Luis Armando Muñoz B
Especialista de investigación![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/dsc_57241.jpg?h=ead75c9c&itok=WjX4iXfZ)
Luis Fernando Delgado
Data Analyst, Cassava Program![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/luis-hernandez-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=SIdd8mNC)
Luis Hernandez
Research Coordinator II![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/foto_0.png?h=545e1ab0&itok=etaNWJfS)
Luis Molina Carpio
Research Fellow - Environmental Modeler![](/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/foto-luz-a-2020.jpg?h=ee54ad7d&itok=Ewt0yuw0)
Luz Adriana Jimenez R.
Senior Coordinator![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/foto_luz_gomez_lab.jpg?h=3df68f43&itok=bRb_aoaY)
Luz Andrea Gómez Martínez
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/img_4782.jpg?h=c5e895d3&itok=6OeBo-Hl)
Mahalinagam Govindaraj
Senior Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/manabu-pic.jpg?itok=68fqmNkf)
Manabu Ishitani
Principal Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/manjari_pic.jpg?h=6bed4f18&itok=cb-HezhP)