Team/Jimmy Swiger

Jimmy Swiger

Jimmy Swiger

Principal

“Leadership decisions matter most when the environment is complex. My role is to bring clarity, alignment, and execution when the stakes are high.”

Jimmy Swiger

Principal

With a background that spans executive search, technology, and public-sector service, Jimmy leads assignments across CEO, President/GM, Go‑to‑Market, Product & Engineering, and Technology roles, partnering with organizations backed by private equity, growth equity, venture capital, and publicly traded firms in sectors such as cybersecurity, SaaS, managed services, govtech, Healthcare, semiconductor, and consumer technology.

 

Jimmy is known for operating confidently in complex environments and aligning leadership teams with growth and transformation strategy. His multi‑functional fluency allows him to engage deeply with CEOs, investors, and executive teams.

 

Before joining Roo, Jimmy worked as a Consultant at ON Partners, where he specialized in recruiting senior Executives across multiple industries and functions. Prior to that, Jimmy served nearly three years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he worked on high‑profile cases in Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Organized Crime. Earlier in his career, he supported mission-critical work within the U.S. Department of Justice, the Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, and the Christiansburg Rescue Squad.

 

Jimmy holds a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in National Security from Virginia Tech, where he also competed as a club baseball athlete.

 

Jimmy is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, and their golden retriever. He’s an avid outdoorsman, and enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing sports in his downtime.

INSIGHTS

The geographic reality of finding the next great C-suite leaders

Today, leaders are more geographically dispersed than ever, and far less willing to uproot their lives and families for the next opportunity. Relocation rates have declined drastically, with less than 4% of professionals earning over $200K moving for a new role in 2024, down from 10.6% prior to the 2020s. While surveys by leading consultancies such as IIC Partners suggest that 81% of executives are “open” to relocation in theory, the reality often looks very different. Leaders are increasingly selective, willing to move only for exceptional opportunities with significant incentives.