Andrew Swinand

Overview

Andrew is the co founder of Abundant Venture Partners. Abundant is a Chicago based business creator born of the belief that bringing about positive change in the world can lead to tremendous shared success. Currently Andrew is the CEO of Leo Burnett NA after the successful exit of two of Abundant s portfolio companies Ardent analytics and The Abundancy. He is also the founder of Transparent Media Partners a consultancy helping clients enable marketing technology. He serves on the board of Abundant investments Centro AVIA Life Cross Training and Education Funding Partners.Prior to founding Abundant Andrew was president of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) the world s largest media agency. SMG places over $42B in media through 110 offices globally and works with the world s leading brands such as P&G Coke Disney Microsoft Samsung and Wal Mart.Andrew began his professional career as an account supervisor at BBDO then served as a brand manager in P&G s beauty care division and later became a marketing director for reflect.com P&G s first venture into ecommerce. Andrew proudly served his country as a platoon leader in the U.S. Army after receiving his degree from the Wharton School of Business.Andrew has been recognized by Advertising Age as a Media Maven Mediaweek magazine as one of the Industry s Power 50 and Media Magazine s Rising Star the internationalist magazine as Global Marketing Innovator appeared on the Crain s Chicago Business 40 under 40 list and was inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement in 2008.Andrew and his wife Laura currently live in Evanston Illinois with their twins Tanner and Georgia along with a zoo of pets.