Ian Swedish

IAN SWEDISH is a partner at CCS, a management consulting firm serving the global nonprofit sector. Based out of Philadelphia, his work spans organizations that are regional, national, and international in scale. Ian joined CCS in 2010 and brings nearly 25 years of experience overlapping support in the nonprofit and private sectors as a consultant and manager. He counsels nonprofit clients in strategic planning initiatives, feasibility analysis, data analytics, capital campaigns, and broad scale plan activation. He has led transformational initiatives across all sectors and the globe for clients that generate annual philanthropic revenue ranging from $3 million to $1 billion. Ian has developed a deep skillset at the intersection of data and fundraising strategy. He led the firm’s data analytics special strategic planning initiative to develop a firm-wide shared service platform that provides stand-alone services such as predictive modeling, forecasting, and benchmarking for fundraising strategy and planning. Additionally, Ian provides leadership to a private family foundation, guiding strategy for over $50 million in assets and its annual philanthropic distribution. The foundation supports charities across the globe to create a more socially equitable and just world through the lens of education and opportunity. He currently serves on boards at PHILADELPHIA250 and Cristo Rey Philadelphia as well as the Chairman’s Council at the Mann Center. Ian is an active member of the Philadelphia community through volunteerism and serving as a foster parent. Ian holds an MBA and MPP from the Ross School of Business and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Vermont. Ian resides in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia with his wife and daughter.