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
Huong Nguyen-Mai
Research Associate
Idupulapati Rao
Plant Nutritionist
Ignace Dupont
Research Assistant II
Irene Luce Parisi
Technical Specialist
Irene Mudiovo Induli
Research Associate
Irene Ricca
Sustainable Cocoa Value Chain Development Officer
Irma Esperanza Ayes Rivera
Research Associate
Irmgard Jordan
Senior Researcher Consultant
Isabel López Noriega
Scientist II
Isabela Otero Prado
Research Associate
Issa Ouedraogo
Senior Scientist, Country Representative for Senegal