Chris McSwain

About Chris McSwain

In 2020, after eight years of caregiving, my wife and I both lost our mothers; feeling (understandably) untethered from the world at large, we sold our house, bought a 40-foot-long motorhome, and hit the road. We supported two small businesses while we traveled – no easy feat in the best of times, even more difficult during a global pandemic.During our travels, we visited cities and towns across America, and we had the opportunity to explore our great country. We had the luxury of seeing nearly every part of America – up close and personal. Along the way, after talking with many of them, I gained a heartfelt appreciation for all business owners.What we also discovered was that our long simmering passion – as Charleston natives – for the Lowcountry was reinforced, and we knew that we wanted to return to the area permanently. Fripp Island is a place we are excited to call home, and to become an integral part of the community.I recognize that I am just one part of the great teams I have served in my career. In addition, I have enjoyed being surrounded by some of our best leaders – both in the U.S. and abroad. With a lot of hard work, I have been recognized as a global thought leader with an enviable track record of success across a wide range of industries, company sizes and business conditions. I am known for creating innovative, groundbreaking, and industry leading solutions for highly complex business, employee, and cultural challenges.Earlier in my career, I co-founded WorldWideWellbeing.org and received some very special recognition, including being named to the “20 to Watch List” by Business Insurance Magazine, and I was the winner of multiple national awards including Benefits Executive of the Year, the Employer Health & Productivity Award.Now, I am embarking on a new and exciting way to serve others. I have expanded my McSwain Group offerings to bring proven technologies and services to empower businesses of all sizes. I’m committed to helping you navigate your business challenges with the expertise and resources that have powered some of the world’s largest companies.

Experience

1. Founder

   Mcswain Group, Llc

   Jan 2007 — Present · Fripp Island, SC, US

   Whether start-up or jumbo, we partner with your team to leverage our award-winning experiences, gained while leading transformation and change successfully despite highly complex business, employee and cultural challenges across an array of employers. • Service areas include employer benefit purchasing consulting, advisor engagements, disruptive data solutions, strategic investing, and global impact.• Co-founded the “World Wide Wellbeing” initiative bringing global thought leaders together from varied organizations; Harvard University, X-Prize, The United Nations, DOW, World Bank, Samueli Institute, OECD, Gallup, and Healthways. Delegate to Global Knowledge Exchange Network (GKEN). Sampling of companies supporting GKEN include National University of Singapore, NHS Confederation, University of Cambridge, Oxford Alliance, and Hong Kong Hospital Authority.(2007–2012)• Provided leadership support of the “Global Healthy Workplace Awards” program in London (2013) and Shanghai.(2014) • Advisor to Vida Health, and AirCare Health.• Published WINNING TOGETHER – with IBI. Over copies of media distributed to employers, suppliers, and consultants. The content was designed to help employers learn how to convert vendor relationships into partnerships and provide a framework for vendor summits.(2010)

Education

• Emory University

  M.S., Chemistry

  1983 — 1987

• College of Charleston

  B.S., Chemistry

  1978 — 1983

Skills

• Human Resources
• Personnel Management
• Supplier Management and Integration
• Employee Benefits
• Business Process Improvement
• Deferred Compensation
• High Performance Teams
• Executive Management
• Business, People and Reward Strategies
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Integration
• Analytics
• Highly Effective
• Business Strategy
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Consulting
• Strategy, Design and Development of Benefits
• Recruiting
• Driving Innovation and Breakthrough Results
• Peoplesoft
• Budgets
• Building High Performance Teams
• Hris
• Chief Change Officer
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Budgeting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Performance Management
• Employee Engagement
• Maximizing Value of Human Capital Investments
• Leading Large Scale Change Successfully
• Innovation
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Human Capital
• Highly Effective Measurement and Analytics