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

As a Principal at Roo Partners, Jimmy Swiger specializes in CEO, President/General Manager, Go-to-Market, Product and Engineering, and Technology leadership searches for private equity-backed, growth equity-backed, venture-backed, and publicly traded companies. His industry expertise spans cybersecurity, SaaS, managed services, GovTech, healthcare, semiconductors, and consumer technology.

Known for navigating complex business environments, Jimmy partners closely with CEOs, investors, and executive teams to identify transformational leaders who drive growth, innovation, and long-term value creation. His broad functional expertise enables him to understand business challenges from multiple perspectives and align executive talent with strategic objectives.

Before joining Roo, Jimmy was a Consultant at ON Partners, where he specialized in recruiting senior executives across a diverse range of industries and functions. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly three years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, supporting high-profile investigations involving counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and organized crime.

Jimmy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in National Security from Virginia Tech, where he also competed as a club baseball athlete.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Jimmy enjoys spending time with his wife, their two sons, daughter, and golden retriever. Outside of work, he is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, and staying active through sports.

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.