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
Iván Mauricio Hurtado Rivas
Research associate
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion
Jacobo Arango
Program Leader, Tropical Forages
Jai Rana
Senior Scientist and Country Representative for India
Jairo Rodriguez Chalarca
Senior Coordinator │ Crops for Nutrition and Health
James Edward Giles
Climate Strategy Specialist
Jane Girly Cuerdo Balanza
Senior Research Associate – Geospatial Analysis and Data Management
Janelle Sylvester
Research Specialist
Janneth Patricia Gutiérrez Artunduaga
Genetic Biologist
Javier Mauricio Martín López
Senior Research Associate
Jean Claude Rubyogo
Leader, Global Bean Program, and Director, Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)