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/dsc_3131.jpg?h=0976b57c&itok=xj9z-sgx)
Alejandra Rubio Botero
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/alejandras.jpg?h=dd30dcc7&itok=h-7YsrMq)
Alejandra Suárez
Project Manager![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/alessandro-craparo-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.png?itok=Zd6VFRKv)
Alessandro Craparo
Associate Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/nduah-full-pic.jpg?h=c16c37a0&itok=3fQX1cy2)
Alex Nduah Nderi
Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/alex_buritaca.jpg?itok=tWypKqJt)
Alexander Buritica
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/thumbnail_view-recent-photos.png?h=6025fc0a&itok=s5biZMF-)
Allison Poulos
Senior Officer![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/aman-bonaventure-omondi-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?h=3673a1c9&itok=NRr3v-u-)
Aman Bonaventure Omondi
Scientist II, Country Representative for Benin and Burundi![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/screenshot_20231108-1630492_0.jpg?itok=v5Uhk-Mn)
Amsalu Tilaye
Research officer II - Geospatial Developer![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/an-maria-omer-notenbaert-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=e4F4QPmw)
An Maria Omer Notenbaert
Team Lead, Africa Tropical Forages Program![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/Elisabeth%20profile.jpeg?h=9103dced&itok=i8NBJYDz)
Ana Elisabeth Portilla Benavides
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/ana-maria-leiva-sandoval.jpg?h=68c3fbab&itok=sRLBIoCs)
Ana Maria Leiva Sandoval
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/ana-maria-loboguerrero_0.jpg?h=7ee945e4&itok=mk6njpxM)