Matthew Lingard

Matthew joined Flagship in 2024 as a Senior Principal, specializing in advancing agriculture and agbiotech ventures. Matthew also serves as Chief Technology Officer of Terrana Biosciences.

Before joining Flagship, Matthew was the Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Science at BrightFarms, Inc. where he spearheaded modernization of their indoor agricultural operations across 6 sites. He also started up R&D and product development operations and led technology prospecting efforts to fully automate BrightFarms’ greenhouses. Prior to BrightFarms, Matthew worked for Bayer Crop Sciences, where he oversaw construction, launch, and operation of a 7-acre automated greenhouse. He also represented Bayer in Southern Arizona's scientific and business communities. Matthew started his career at Monsanto as Genotyping Discovery and Development Lead and Cell Sciences and Imaging Lead.

Matthew has contributed to numerous podcasts, conference panel discussions, public talks, and scientific publications. Matthew has served on the boards of CEA Food Safety Alliance and Oro Valley Innovation Laboratories.

Matthew holds a B.S. in Botany from Weber State University, a Ph.D. in Plant Cell Biology from Arizona State University, and post-doctoral experience in plant genetics at Rice University.