"Grease for the gears of progress" is how Mr Swarthmore describes his role as a go-between connecting real estate, money and the public good. Over the past decade, he has been instrumental in arranging private and public backing for major projects such as the cross-county canal, the city center El, and the recently-completed Tri-Cities Dam.
Currently, Mr Swarthmore is actively engaged in soliciting interest in a promising new venture to back Mr. Tesla’s new helical resonator project at Wardenclyffe.