Our team. Our story.

Our team combines experienced recruiters with startup operators who have founded, scaled, and exited companies at every stage.

Our Story

Jennifer Loftus founded Swing in 2005 with the goal of dismantling the recruiting industry status quo. A mentor at a VC firm told her there were only two services to choose from: resume-spamming contingency or “exec-only” firms with big company networks – not the networks startups need.

In 2012, Mandy Edmund joined SwingSearch as a partner to take the firm to the next level. Together, Jennifer and Mandy forged relationships with leading VCs, startup founders, and key influencers. More importantly, they built something with heart.

SEARCH
TEAM

Jennifer Loftus

Founder, CEO

25-year search leader and dog rescuer

Mandy Edmund

Partner, COO

Search Master with a black belt

Debbie Wissel

PRESIDENT

NYC fintech exec (LearnVest, PayPerks, Ellevest) and former rugby player

Annie Wenzel

Partner

GTM recruiting veteran and fast talker

Magna Sundstrom

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Exec Search star, world wanderer

Ken Rowe

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Special Operations Army Veteran, executive recruiter and washed up hockey player

Jennifer Diamond

Associate Partner

Startup marketing maven (Mashable, Salesforce) who takes calls from her bike

Jenny Smith

Associate Partner

From Search to VC then back again, certified florist

Kim Miller

Associate Partner

Sales crusher turned Recruiter (in-house & agency) and Chicagoan (aka “the velvet hammer”)

Jim Campbell

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Product & Engineering specialist whose recruiting experience spans the
globe

Maggie LeFevour

Director

CPG marketer turned startup operator, always connecting people 

Jen Gurvey

Director

Marketer, sign language interpreter and forever green thumb

Carley Case

DIRECTOR

Full-stack marketer (Lyft), farmgirl from the Mitten State

Jacqui Corrado

Principal

SpaceX alum, badass recruiter and flying trapeze artist (no, really)

Jessica Kaplin

PRINCIPAL

A Bozeman, MT native, back at Swing for a second act! 

Ross Scheuerman

Principal

Former NFL player (for real!) who now brings his strength to team-building and recruiting

Eric Williams 

PRINCIPAL

Revenue ops & sales all day long + avid cycler 

Ellie Pearson

PRINCIPAL

Square-alum,VC-alum and a baller on the court.

Jessica Horn

PRINCIPAL

Inspired toward HealthTech. Loves building relationships, but closeted bookworm at heart 

Pooja Choudhary

Principal

Engineering grad talent hunter who practices Jiu-Jitsu

Carly Lambert

PRINCIPAL

Our inhouse expert in the Zone of Genius and a former ski instructor 

Megan Kohly

PRINCIPAL

A seasoned recruiter and startup guru

Dinara Gabdrakhmanova

SEARCH MANAGER

An avid reader with a love for adventure  

Michael Golden

SEARCH MANAGER

A search manager by day, and a drone pilot by night

RESEARCH  & OPERATIONS

Christian Pimentel

VP, FINANCE

Our designated dog person 

Brian Lamendola

VP, Research & Ops

17+ years in search strategy and operations. Former pizza enthusiast 

Kristina Clancy

Senior Director, HR & People

Moonwalking master and allround people person 

Tiffany Clatur

Research Director

Tap dancer with a sweet tooth and a love for the hunt

Ankit Patwa

India Team Manager

Experienced research professional & traveling foosball champ

Zvezdelina Naydenova

MARKETING & OPS MANAGER

MVP at everything with a Masters in Political Psychology 

Liz Smith

Research Associate

Sourcing and research extraordinaire, Xoogler, discomfort seeker

Phil Lightner

Research Associate

Supersourcer, English teacher and gamer

Stacy Wanerman

Marketing & Ops associate

Disney runner and bread entrepreneur, putting her marketing magic to work! 

Desiree Corbett 

Sr. Research Analyst

Accomplished pianist and savvy researcher with a MS in Library & Information Studies

Alex McFee

RESEARCH Analyst

Voracious reader who brings her many talents to search strategy  

Ankit Arora

SOURCING Analyst

Sourcing specialist, curious and loves to explore  

Suvojyoti Podder

Sourcing Analyst

Avid traveler and explorer of all things    

Apsara T Hassan

Accountant

Number cruncher and the best Henna artist among us

Join our team

We're always looking for bright, curious, driven search scientists and full-desk recruiters to join our team. Learn more about our current openings on our Careers Page