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
Melissa Bonilla
Investigadora Asociada - Human Centered Design
Mercy Mutua
Senior Research Associate
Michael Gomez Selvaraj
Leader, Digital Agriculture Platform
Michael Halewood
Genetic Resources and Seed Systems Policies Team Leader
Michael Kinyua
Postdoctoral Fellow
Michael Peters
Emeritus Scientists
Miguel Romero Sanchez
Research Fellow, Multifunctional Landscapes
Mildred Mayorga
Research Coordinator I
Millicent Omala
Climate Finance Policy Expert
Minael Mjema
Research Associate
Mirjam Pulleman
Senior Soil Scientist