Can you imagine wanting a good salad so badly that you launch a multimillion‑dollar urban farming company and develop groundbreaking technology that disrupts the farming industry? Benjamin Swan did exactly that. What started as a mission to grow delicious leaves became a rude awakening about the global food crisis, ultimately leading Swan to develop high‑tech systems to replicate—and, eventually, even improve—nature’s growing processes. It certainly helped that he is a trained engineer. Swan first moved to Singapore from Australia to lead the construction of the SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands (MBS). He then joined Citibank, where he oversaw the construction of its regional offices to meet sustainability standards.
Accustomed to a wide range of local produce in his home country, Swan was frustrated with the
