Ithaca College

The School of Business welcomes you to join us on Monday, February 9, for an engaging discussion with agricultural and engineering expert Dr. Ed Harwood. 

The presentation, “Seeking Resilience in Our Food System,” will take place in Business 111 from 6:45 – 8:00 p.m., as part of the School of Business’ Sustainability Leadership Series.

Ed Harwood, Chief Science Officer, has over 30 years of agricultural and engineering experience. Ed founded AeroFarms in 2004 as GreatVeggies® LLC before commercializing, further in 2009 with cleantech investment from 21 Ventures and The Quercus Trust. 

A proven leader in technology and the environment, Ed has been recognized with the following awards:

• 2011 World Technology Awards Finalist for the Environment
• 2011 Clean Equity Monaco Runner Up for Technology Research
• 2010 Red Herring Top 100 North America Winner

A former Associate Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension for Agriculture responsible for supervising NY state agricultural extension education, Ed also has senior management experience as the former CEO of Topline Waikato, Inc., a New Zealand milking equipment supplier. He was a team member for major developments in automating data collection in the dairy industry and modernizing television weather graphics.  Ed earned his B.S. in Microbiology and B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. in Dairy Science minoring in Artificial Intelligence from University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Paul Deamer at pdeamer@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1279. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.