Eric Swider

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Mr. Swider recently served as the CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC).  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for TRUTH Social and previously served as the DWAC's director since September 2021. He also served on the Compensation and Audit Committees and served as the Chair for both Committees.  Mr. Swider has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of RUBIDEX since January 2020, a start-up company focusing on data security. 

Eric founded Renatus Advisors and has been serving as the Managing Partner of Renatus LLC since June 2016. Renatus Advisors works with private clients to resolve complex legal, strategic, and operational matters as well as public clients, providing services related to Disaster and Economic Recovery. 

From September 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Swider served as the Managing Director of Great Bay Global, where he oversaw the launch of a new business division focused on investing in alternative strategies. From December 2014 to June 2016, he served as the Managing Director of OHorizons Global, overseeing the expansion of a new investment team and was responsible for working on a global basis to expand its client base and investment portfolio. 

With over 25 years of experience, Eric has worked across multiple industries providing financial, transactional, litigation strategies, and operational expertise. He has an extensive background in debt restructuring and negotiations, strategic planning, and complex project management. 

Mr. Swider has cross border multi-national P&L and M&A experience. He previously ran a private equity investment firm from start-up, developing a diverse global pipeline across multiple asset classes. Advising on both debt and equity transactions; the group focused on industrial, energy and automotive including electric vehicle platforms. He worked for institutional shareholders underwriting risk, creating capital plans, and operational strategies as well as strategic and growth development plans.  

He has been directly involved in complex distressed portfolio transactions. This includes sourcing, underwriting, finance, risk-management, oversight and exit strategy. In addition, he has created investment and disposition strategies for corporations, has managed private assets for multiple institutions, and has deep experience in industrial logistics, process and maintenance cycle planning.  

Most recently Mr. Swider has focused on providing advisory services infrastructure technology such as IOT solutions and advanced grid protection services. He most recently founded a start-up focused on SCADA systems protection and decentralized data encryption for industrial controls. Working with the aerospace and defense sectors this group is focused on supply chain and critical mission data integrity. 

EDUCATION

Mr. Swider attended the U.S. Nuclear Engineering study program working as a mechanical engineer for the United States Navy. He has held Series 7, 6 and 63 security licenses, and served on several civic and educational board.