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
Marina Mastrorillo
Research Team Leader
Mario Contreras Fleury
Research Associate
Mario Ottoniel Chávez Can
Asociado de Investigación
Maritza Cuervo Ibanez
Coordinator Germplasm Health Laboratory
Marius Ekué
Senior Scientist and Country Representative for Cameroon
Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion
Marlon Roberto Duron Gallardo
Research Associate
Martha Vanegas
Senior Research Associate
Martin Alejandro Cepeda Aguilar
Research Associate
Martin Alejandro Mena Urbina
Senior Research Associate-Tropical Forages Program