Who We Are

Jennifer Loftus and Mandy Edmund
Jennifer Loftus, left and Mandy Edmund.

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 .

Jennifer Loftus and Mandy Edmund
Jennifer Loftus, left and Mandy Edmund.

Search Team

Jennifer Loftus

Jennifer Loftus

Mandy Edmund

Mandy Edmund

Annie Wenzel

Annie Wenzel

Magna Sundstrom

Magna Sundstrom

Kim Miller

Kim Miller

Lamar Nava

Carley Case

Carley Case

Pooja Sharma

Pooja Sharma

Ross Scheuerman

Dave Forsyth

Kay Rooney

Marie Africa

Audrey Hawkins

Audrey Hawkins

Lauren Gracia

Lauren Gracia

Courtney Lucas

Courtney Lucas

Anne Nordlof

Niki Banks

Niki Banks

Christina Galarneau

Dave Trieu

Jaime DiDonato

Abigail Moorhead

Adam Norcott

Adam Norcott

Josh Longnecker

Josh Longnecker

Lizzy Bann

Taylor Watson

Jessica Kaplin

Isabella Frey

Kayla Pjatak

Kayla Pjatak

Research and Operations

Christian Pimentel

Zvezdelina Naydenova

Zvezdelina Naydenova

Ankit Patwa

Phil Lightner

Phil Lightner

Desiree Corbett

Desiree Corbett

Nele Fritz

Nele Fritz

Ankit Arora

Ankit Arora

Aayush Falodiya

Aayush Falodiya

Samarth Choksi

Rajat Sharma

Shivam Rastogi

Keely Walsh

Keely Walsh