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
Carlos Eduardo Navarro Racines
Research Fellow
Carolay Perea
Research Associate
Casey Tokeshi
Research Fellow
Céline Termote
Senior Scientist - Africa Regional Team leader Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Chris J Kettle
Principal Scientist, Lead Tree Biodiversity for Resilient Landscapes
Christian Bunn
Scientist II
Christine Chege
Agri-Nutrition and Food Systems Scientist
Christophe Béné
Principal Scientist - Senior Policy Advisor
Ciniro Costa Jr
Climate and Food Systems Specialist| Brazil Lead, ATDT
Colin K. Khoury
Visiting Researcher
Cristian Duarte Osorio
Senior Research Associate