Staff
CIAT has a total of 968 staff representing 59 nationalities present across three regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. Many are based from our regional offices located in Colombia (HQ), Kenya, and Vietnam.
Research Areas
Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area
Jarvis, Andy, Research Area Director
Leaders
Läderach, Peter, Climate Change (Vietnam)
Lundy, Mark, Sustainable Food Systems
Jimenez, Daniel, Digital Agriculture
Reymondin, Louis, Digital Agriculture
Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes Research Area
Quintero, Marcela, Research Area Director
Leaders
Verchot, Louis, Landscape Restoration
Francesconi, Wendy, Ecosystem services and environmental impacts
Desta, Lulseged, Landscape Restoration (África)
Imbach, Pablo, Landscape Restoration (Asia)
Da Silva, Mayesse, Soils and water management (LAC)
Lesueur, Didier, Soils and water management (Asia)
Nyawira, Sylvia, Ecosystem services and environmental impacts (África)
Imbach, Pablo, Ecosystem services and environmental impacts (Asia)
Agrobiodiversity Research Area
Tohme, Joseph, Research Area Director
Leaders
Becerra, Luis Augusto, Cassava
Beebe, Stephen, Bean
Alvarez, María Fernanda, Rice
Peters, Michael, Tropical Forages (Kenya)
Wenzl, Peter, Genetic Resources
Regional Offices
CIAT–Africa
Araba, Adebisi, Regional Director (Kenya)
Chirwa, Rowland, Regional Coordinator Research Beans (Malawi)
Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Seed Systems Specialist Beans (Tanzan)
Zulu, Rodah Morezio, Nutritional Facilitator Beans (Malawi)
Maguta, Job Kihara, Senior Scientist, Agronomy And Soil Fertility, Soils And Water Management (Kenya)
Kizito, Fred, Senior Scientist, Landscape Restoration (Rwanda)
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Senior Scientist, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area (Kenya)
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Livestock Systems SSA, Tropical Forages (Kenya)
Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Robin Buruchara, Director (Kenya)
Waswa, Boaz, Program Coordinator (Kenya)
CIAT–Asia
Campilan, Dindo, Regional Director (Vietnam)
De Haan, Stefan, Researcher – Agrobiodiversity And Food Systems, Cassava (Vietnam)
Laderach, Peter Roman Django, Team Leader Climate Change (Vietnam)
Douxchamps, Sabine Olivia B, Forage Based Crop-Livestock Systems Specialist, Tropical Forages (Vietnam)
CIAT–Latin America and the Caribbean
Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Regional Director Latin America and the Caribbean
Wiegel, Jenny, Country Manager Nicaragua and Honduras (Managua)
Van Der Hoek, Ringenerus, Forage Based Crop-Livestock Systems Specialist (Managua)
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Campbell, Bruce, Director
Rivera, Julián, Finance, Contracts & Liaison Manager
Bonilla-Findji, Osana, CCAFS Flagship 2 Science Officer
Loboguerrero, Ana María, Head of Global Policy Research
Martínez Barón, Deissy, Program Coordinator for CCAFS in Latin America
De Abreu, David, CCAFS Knowledge and Data Sharing Manager
Tobón, Héctor, CCAFS Knowledge and Data Sharing Technical Manager
Amariles, Sebastian, CCAFS Knowledge and Data Sharing Multimedia Engineer
Garcia, Angela, CCAFS Knowledge and Data Sharing Data Manager
HarvestPlus
Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H, Global Director Product Development (Washington D.C.)
HarvestPlus Crop Product Development Managers
Virk, Parminder, Manager Crop Development (India)
Andersson, Meike, Crop Development Specialist
HarvestPlus Regional Managers
Mavindidze, Donald, Regional Director Africa
Ubomba-Jaswa, Patience Acanda, Market Development Manager (Zambia)
Katsvairo, Lister, Manager, Africa Regions Partnership Countries (Rwanda)
HarvestPlus Country Managers
Bashar, Khairul (Bangladesh)
Lubobo, Antoine Kanyenga (DR Congo)
Ilona, Paul (Nigeria)
Cherian, Binu (India)
Bux Baloch, Qadir (Pakistan)
Mulambu, Joseph (Rwanda & CIAT Country Representative)
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
King, Brian, Platform Coordinator
McDade, Mariane, Head of Communications
Management Team and Office of the Director General
Management Team
Echeverría, Ruben G. (ruben.echeverria@cgiar.org), Director General (See biography)
Araba, Adebisi, Regional Director for Africa (Kenya)
Campilan, Dindo, Regional Director for Asia (Vietnam)
Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Regional Director for Latin American & the Caribbean
Jarvis, Andy, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area Director
Tohme, Joseph, Agrobiodiversity Research Area Director
Quintero, Marcela, Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes Research Area Director
Rajasekharan, Maya, Director, Program Management
Guardia, Victor, Director, Finance
Mateo-Vega, Javier, Director, Partnerships and Communications
Campbell, Bruce, Director CCAFS
Muñoz, Mauricio, Head, Legal Office
Vargas, Alejandra, Governance Officer
Office of the Director General
Gil, Luz Stella, Executive Assistant
Muñoz, Mauricio, Head, Legal Office
Rayo, Carolina, Administrative Assistant
Vargas, Alejandra, Governance Officer
Research Support
Program Management
Rajasekharan, Maya, Director, Program Management
Schuetz, Tonya, Head of Monitoring, evaluation and Learning (Kenya)
Sweitzer, Elizabeth, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Mwanzia, Leroy, Chief Data Officer (Kenya)
Roa, Carolina, Intellectual Property (IP) Manager, Legal Office
Partnerships and Communications
Mateo-Vega, Javier, Director, Partnerships and Communications
Florez, Nelly, Advocacy and Partnerships Manager
Jaramillo, Carolina, Resource Mobilization Coordinator
Bernal, Johanna, Coordinator, Project Administration Office
Fernández, Julio Mario, Communications Team Leader
Mattson, Sean, Global Communications Officer
Nzuki, Rosemary, Communications Officer for Africa (Nairobi)
Lee, Ysabel Anne, Communications Officer for Asia (Philippines)
Varón, Adriana, Communications Coordinator for Latin America
Finance
Guardia, Victor, Director, Finance
Escober, Vilia, Finance and Administrative Coordinator, Central America
Hoang, Thao, Regional Administrative Coordinator, Asia (Hanoi)
Osorio, Luis Fernando, Manager, Financial Planning & Monitoring
Peña, Jorge, Manager, Financial Operations
Kareri, Alice, HR and Administration Coordinator, Africa
Carrillo, Ana Marta, Global Talent Manager
Meneses, Carlos, Information Technology
Rodriguez, Juan Manuel, Labor Relations and Policies
Abella, Diego, Compensation & HR Services
Camacho, Beatriz, Health Safety & Environment
Salazar, Juan Pablo, Logistics
Ujueta, Camilo, Facilities & Field Operations
Quintana, Lina, General Services (Food, catering and guest house, cleaning, conferences and visitors, Bogotá administrative office)
Organizations based at CIAT headquarters
Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Contact: María Estefanía López, Eduardo Tovar
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Contact: Claudia Patricia Vélez García
CLAYUCA Corporation
Contact: Bernardo Ospina
Corporation for the Development of Biotechnology (Corporación BIOTEC)
Contact: Miryam Sánchez
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Contact: Luis Narro
Latin America Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR)
Contact: Eduardo Graterol
The Natural Conservancy
Contact: Mauricio Castro Schmitz’s – Lands Manager