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.
Meet Our Directors

Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Lulseged Desta
Director, Multifunctional Landscape
Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Research Director, Climate Action
Carlo Fadda
Director, Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion
Joe Tohme
Managing Director, Americas, and Director, Improving Crops
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion
Elisabetta Gotor
Principal Scientist and Program Leader│ Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact -PISA4Impact
Tiffany Talsma
Team co-Lead, Data Driven Sustainability
Tiziana Pagnani
Postdoctoral FellowTuyen Huynh
Team Lead, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior, Asia
Wanjiku Githu
GIS Analyst
Warren Arinaitwe
Plant Pathologist
Wietske Kropff
Reseach Specialist
William Felipe Melo Zipacon
Senior Research Associate
William Tinzaara
Scientist
Wilmer Cuellar
Senior Scientist
Winnie Gimode
Scientist
Winnyfred Amongi
Senior Research Associate-Breeding