The Alliance Scientists
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, and also know more about our scientist emeriti, who contributed to our history.
Meet Our Directors
Marcela Quintero
Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation
Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Mayesse da Silva
Director (a.i), Multifunctional Landscapes
Henri Rueff
Director, Climate Action and Principal Scientist
Carlo Fadda
Director, Agrobiodiversity
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion
María Fernanda Álvarez
Director, Crops for Nutrition and Health, and Program Leader, Rice Breeding and Genetics
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion
Elisabetta Gotor
Director, Land Resource Economics Unit, and Program Leader, Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact
Juan Sebastian Rivas
Research Associate - Policies and Institutions
Juan Sebastian Velasquez Ruiz
Senior Research Associate
Julián David Barrios Pérez
Senior Research Associate, Climate Action
Julian Higuera-Florez
Research Specialist
Julian Ramirez-Villegas
Principal Scientist on Climate Impacts
Juliana Arias Sandoval
Research Associate
Julie Ntamwinja Bimule
Senior Research Associate
Julie Sardos
Genetic Resources Scientist
Julien Simonis
Programme Manager, Cacao of Excellence
Julio César Ramírez Pretelt
Senior Research Associate
Justin Mabeya Machini
Senior Research Associate