Mr. Swinford joined The Column Group in 2019. Previously, Mr. Swinford was a manager at KPMG where he focused on guiding clients on tax matters within the alternative investment industry. Prior to that, he was a senior accountant at EisnerAmper focusing on tax, audit, and advisory services.

Mr. Swinford is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the state of California and is a graduate of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University where he earned his MBA.