Who We Are

Jennifer Loftus founded SwingSearch in 2005 as the first search firm focused exclusively on startups. At the time, startups were stuck choosing between contingent agencies and overpriced exec search firms, both lacking the network and know-how.
In 2012, Mandy Edmund joined as Managing Partner to help scale the firm. Today, we’re a women-owned, women-led team of ~40, helping startups make their most important hires with speed, strategy, and a whole lot of ♥.
Who We Are
Jennifer Loftus founded SwingSearch in 2005 as the first search firm focused exclusively on startups. At the time, startups were stuck choosing between contingent agencies and overpriced exec search firms, both lacking the network and know-how.
In 2012, Mandy Edmund joined as Managing Partner to help scale the firm. Today, we’re a women-owned, women-led team of ~40, helping startups make their most important hires with speed, strategy, and a whole lot of ♥.

Search Team

Marie Africa
Senior Principal

Audrey Hawkins
Senior Principal

Lauren Gracia
Senior Principal

Courtney Lucas
Senior Principal

Anne Nordlof
Senior Principal

Niki Banks
Senior Principal

Christina Galarneau
Senior Principal

Dave Trieu
Senior Principal

Jaime DiDonato
Senior Principal

Abigail Moorhead
Senior Principal

Adam Norcott
Principal

Josh Longnecker
Principal

Kayla Pjatak
Search Manager
Research and Operations

Christian Pimentel
VP, Finance

Zvezdelina Naydenova
Director, Operations

Ankit Patwa
India Team Manager

Phil Lightner
Research Associate

Desiree Corbett
Research Associate

Nele Fritz
Sr. Research Analyst

Ankit Arora
Sourcing Analyst

Aayush Falodiya
Sourcing Analyst

Samarth Choksi
Sourcing Analyst

Rajat Sharma
Sourcing Analyst

Shivam Rastogi
Data Analyst

Keely Walsh
Sales Enablement & Ops Associate
















