The Alliance Scientists
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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
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Mark Lundy
Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/lulseged-desta-1.jpg?h=423d7eed&itok=vHQ33_HS)
Lulseged Desta
Director, Multifunctional Landscape![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/ana-maria-loboguerrero_0.jpg?h=7ee945e4&itok=mk6njpxM)
Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Director, Climate Action![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/carlo-fadda-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=F3By3rth)
Carlo Fadda
Director, Agrobiodiversity![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/jacob-van-etten-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?h=83547a77&itok=2wpuG7Tr)
Jacob van Etten
Director, Digital Inclusion![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/maria-fernanda-alvarez-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpeg?itok=7PXPhq-W)
María Fernanda Álvarez
Director, Crops for Nutrition and Health, and Program Leader, Rice Breeding and Genetics![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/marlene-elias-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=pKLFuDfQ)
Marlène Elias
Director, Gender and Inclusion![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/elisabetta-gotor.png?h=c58aa1c6&itok=X_9J3z1m)
Elisabetta Gotor
Director Land Resource Economics Unit and Program Leader ∙ Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4)![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/bart-panis.png?h=9bb9992e&itok=ZplcQmHi)
Bartholomeus Panis
Principal Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/profile-picture-beatrice-ekesa-1.jpg?h=e9eaf511&itok=w2WG7xZV)
Beatrice Ekesa
Senior Scientist, Country Representative for Uganda![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/belay-terefe-mengesha-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=Fax3B2yn)
Belay Terefe Mengesha
Research Project Coordinator![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/cv-self-portrait.png?itok=XBWYXWGK)
Benjamin Schiek
Senior Research Associate![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/benson-us_passport_photo_good.jpg?itok=RoXZgKrL)
Benson Kenduiywo
Data Science Specialist, East Africa-Lead CGIAR FOCUS Climate SecurityBerta Ortiz Crespo
User Experience Design Specialist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/bc_profile_2019.jpg?h=41369f14&itok=_WwpdQEU)
Bia Silveira Carneiro
Social Research & Media Specialist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/120-93.jpg?h=16e48ad1&itok=dh12VQv4)
Boaz S. Waswa
Scientist![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/Bogale_Nigir.jpg?h=f1396536&itok=lQ_NNwQf)
Bogale Nigir
Research officer![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/bola-photo.jpg?h=f995deca&itok=8ibBv0El)
Bola Amoke Awotide
Research Team Leader![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/brice-even-alliance-bioversity-international-ciat.jpg?itok=anIsTg2-)
Brice Even
Research Team leader![](/sites/default/files/styles/400x400_scalecrop/public/profile-picture/dharani-dhar-burra.jpg?h=84a59176&itok=h1TAvMyE)