58th Annual Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

Andrew Swanson
Managing Director for Research and Strategic Partnerships
AeroFarms


Dr. Andrew K. Swanson is a Managing Director for Research and Strategic Partnerships at AeroFarms®, a high-tech vertical farming company that grows produce indoors in the heart of communities around the globe. In this role, he oversees project teams in plant biology, horticultural science, systems engineering, and business development. Formerly a Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Case Western Reserve University, and most recently as the Executive Director of the Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment, Dr. Swanson’s work has spanned the fields of crop molecular physiology to eco-system science, and of food sustainable technology solutions to commercial deployment.

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