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
Alejandro Montoya Rodriguez
Coordinador de investigación IAlejandro Ruden
Research Coordinator
Alessandro Craparo
Associate Scientist
Alex Nduah Nderi
Research Associate
Alexander Buritica
Postdoctoral Fellow
Amanda Sue Grossi
Research Team Leader for Climate Action and Resilient Food Systems
Amsalu Tilaye
Research officer II - Geospatial Developer
An Maria Omer Notenbaert
Team Lead, Africa Tropical Forages Program
Ana Fernanda Bueno
Research Associate
Ana Maria Leiva Sandoval
Senior Research Associate
Ana Maria Paez Valencia
Gender and Social Impact Project Leader, Country Representative for Peru