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/pprofiel-foto.jpg?itok=MGrNdvjW)
Hans Krohn
Genebank Cryopreservation Assistant![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/hans-nasner-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=kE4nI5Rw)
Hans Nasner
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/Foto_harold_crop.png?itok=tm3rQZMF)
Harold Armando Achicanoy Estrella
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/img_2702.jpg?h=78ff61d2&itok=rC-qVfL3)
Huong Nguyen-Mai
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/idupulapati-rao-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=awu-NgpX)
Idupulapati Rao
Plant Nutritionist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/profile-pic.jpg?h=a51e76ce&itok=DmNu60I3)
Irene Mudiovo Induli
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/Irma%20Ayes.jpg?itok=N9fUFo7q)
Irma Esperanza Ayes Rivera
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/passbild-2.jpg?h=b2b1d07d&itok=UC81crPL)
Irmgard Jordan
Human Nutrition and Home Economic Scientist - CIM Expert![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/isaac-boatey-akpatsu-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=_KszKtet)
Isaac Boatey Akpatsu
International Trials Manager![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/issa-oued2.jpg?itok=8T4FKeUS)
Issa Ouedraogo
Senior Scientist, Country Representative for Senegal![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/dsc06660.jpg?itok=-ouxV_X4)
Itzayana Yosmara Garth Lira
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/jacob-van-etten-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?h=83547a77&itok=2wpuG7Tr)