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
Mary Atieno
Coordinator Asia | Tropical Forages Program
Mary Ngaiwi
Research Specialist
Mastawesha Misganaw Engdaw
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mateo Pazos Cárdenas
Research Associate
Mathieu Ouedraogo
Senior Scientist
Mathieu Rouard
Senior Scientist - Plant genomics and bioinformatics
Maure Santiago Figueroa Lopez
Research Associate
Mauricio Efren Sotelo-Cabrera
Research Coordinator II
Max Ruas
Officer, Agrobiodiversity
Mayesse da Silva
Director (a.i), Multifunctional Landscapes
Meghajit Sharma Shijagurumayum
Post Doctoral Fellow