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Fabio Deboni
Project Leader
Fabio Deboni is an agronomist with a Master’s degree in Forest Resources. He has extensive experience in managing teams, projects, and partnerships across the public sector, private sector, and civil society. Since 2020, he has led CAL-PSE, a private sector engagement program focused on biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. He writes daily on his blog and LinkedIn and produces an independent podcast on social impact (in Portuguese).
Improving…
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Mónica Paola Hernández Quevedo
Asociada de investigación
Mónica Paola Hernández Quevedo es ingeniera agrónoma en Recursos Naturales Renovables y candidata a máster en Pedagogía Social. Trabaja en servicios climáticos y facilita procesos utilizando metodologías participativas como PICSA e Innovation and Scaling Readiness, desde productores hasta tomadores de decisión en Guatemala y la región. También colabora en temas de forrajes y finanzas resilientes al clima, coordinando actividades con socios en diversos…
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Jorge Eliécer Vargas Acosta
Research Associate
Jorge Eliécer Vargas Acosta is an Agricultural Engineer with over 15 years of experience in research and development of banana and plantain crops. He currently serves as a Research Associate in Phytopathology for the Musaceae Program in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
His work focuses on the development and implementation of technological innovations for the prevention, detection, and management of tropical…
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Sarah Freed
Scientist II
Sarah Freed conducts transdisciplinary and action research in the domains of agri-food systems, natural resource management, and rural development. She holds a PhD in environmental science and management with concentrations in sustainability science and small-scale fisheries. Sarah has 10 years of experience facilitating participatory action research and co-production processes with diverse participants for natural resource management and agroecology. She has experience working in Eastern…
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Ana Fernanda Bueno
Research Associate
Ana is a gender and social inclusion researcher with a Bachelor’s degree in Popular Education and a Master’s in Public Policy. At the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT’s Multifunctional Landscapes team, she focuses on Gender, Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) approaches across different value chains, including cocoa and sustainable livestock. Her work combines participatory methodologies with popular education to develop practical tools and…
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Lorena López-Galvis
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lorena López-Galvis is an agronomist engineer from Colombia with a PhD in Biology from KU Leuven and Ghent University in Belgium. Her research focuses on plant physiology under abiotic stresses, working with both laboratory model plants and crops such as rice, beans, and banana. One of her main goals is to translate scientific knowledge from the lab to the field, offering farmers sustainable strategies to improve crop yield and growth while optimizing the use of water and…
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Nathanial Peterson
Senior Scientist
Nathanial Peterson is a Behavioral Economist focused on last-mile delivery systems and risk management for rural households. His work examines how behavioral science can be applied to strengthen the effectiveness, adaptability, and learning capacity of rural service delivery models—particularly those involving agent-based networks and technology adoption among smallholder farmers.
As co-lead of the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator (CFSA), Nate works with growth-stage…
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Alessandro Sanzo
Data Engineering Officer, CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF)
Alessandro Sanzo is a Data Engineer at the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF) in Rome, Italy. Holding a master's degree in Computer Science Engineering specializing in Data Science, Alessandro has a strong foundation in designing and implementing data-driven solutions. He began his career in digital consulting, contributing to large-scale data platforms for the telecommunications and transport sectors. His…
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Alishba Khan
Project Coordinator, CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF)
Alishba Khan (Ms.) is a Project Coordinator for CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF), driving global impact in climate change, disaster risk reduction, food security, nature-based solutions, risk financing and insurance, climate finance, GHG (Carbon) accounting and carbon markets. She is dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities and transforming livelihoods by mainstreaming green growth at the core of development,…
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Angie L. Sánchez
Communications Analyst
Angie Lorena Sánchez is a professional in Government and International Relations with a Master’s in Education who works to ensure that science, policy, and education generate meaningful impact on community wellbeing. She develops participatory educational programs, conducts policy analysis, manages international projects, supports fundraising, and leads communication strategies that position scientific work and international cooperation initiatives, strengthening their…
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Nancy Victor
Research Associate - Product & User Experience Design
Nancy is part of the digital inclusion research team, where she is working with the Artemis team to build computer vision and AI-powered tools that enable crop breeders to breed for locally-adapted and climate-resilient crop varieties. Her goal is to always build technologies that not only streamline workflows but also genuinely respond to the needs and contexts of end-users.
Prior to her role at the Alliance, Nancy worked with the World…
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Charlotte Penel
Research Specialist
Dr. Charlotte Penel is a climate, peace and security specialist at CGIAR Climate Security in Latin America, providing research and policy advice on the intersections of climate change, human security risks, migration, and gender in the region. Her research takes an intersectional and gender lens that is centred on understanding this nexus, as well as how these impacts differ according to multiple factors including gender and other social identities such as age, ethnicity, and…
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Arwen Bailey
Knowledge Sharing Advisor
Arwen Bailey is an Alliance knowledge-sharing and science communications specialist, and manager of the Knowledge Sharing Unit. Her passion is strategically connecting people and connecting ideas, and increasing access to information and opportunities for dialogue inside and outside the Alliance in order to foster new knowledge. Arwen has an MSc in Systems Thinking in Practice (MSc). Her systems thinking practice informs her work, providing tools and methods for exploring…
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Diego Álvarez
Research associate
Diego Álvarez is an economist from the University of Valle and currently works with the Foresight and Applied Economics team at PISA. Over the past seven years at CIAT and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, his work has focused on survey design and implementation, data analysis, data visualization, and the preparation of reports and manuscripts for socioeconomic studies in Latin America and Africa. His research experience includes applying approaches to study food…
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Diego A. Paredes
Specialist
Diego is passionate about transforming agricultural research into tangible, real-world impact, bridging the gap between cutting-edge science and sustainable practices to enhance food security across Latin America and beyond.
As a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, he leads the outcome harvesting efforts for the Latin America hub, collaborating closely with research teams to identify and highlight high-impact innovations. By…
