Shannon Swift

Shannon Swift is the CEO of Swift HR Solutions, Inc. Prior to starting Swift HR Solutions in 2004, she held executive HR roles at GoAhead Software, Nastech Pharmaceutical, and Health Team Northwest, formerly Home Health Care of Washington. She has also held senior level business development roles in outsourcing firms TriNet VCO and PMSI.

Shannon’s passion and expertise is in facilitating effective growth/building capacity in organizations. She has extensive experience in growing human resource infrastructure from start up or early-stage to mid-size, mid-stage organizations. Shannon also opened, developed, and managed TriNet VCO’s first successful branch office (in Bellevue, Washington), after which she added managing four other branch offices around the country. She works effectively with executive teams and boards of directors to ensure that all HR efforts and results are aligned with corporate values and organizational objectives.

Shannon is a University of Washington graduate (Psychology & Business), and has achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She has served on non-profit boards for 30 years, including LWHRA/SHRM (1993-2000, Chapter President in 1999 and “Member of the Year” in 2002); Northwest Entrepreneur Network (2007-2013, Board Chair from 2009-2011); Washington Technology Industry Association (2013-2023); and Entrepreneur Organization (2014-present, EO-Seattle Chapter Board 2014-2018, Chapter President 2018-19, EO-West Regional Council 2019-present, and EO-Seattle Board Advisor 2023-24). Shannon was recognized as one of the2009 “100 Top Women in Seattle Tech” by Tech Flash, and was also honored with the “Best Service Provider to Start Ups” award by Seattle 2.0.  Shannon is a frequent public speaker on various human resources topics.