Meet Our Leadership Team
Dean Swenson brings over 34 years of experience to his position as the President of The Swenson Group. After graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1991, he worked for the Xerox Corporation in various Sales and Specialist positions until 1996, when he joined The Swenson Group.
In 2000, Dean became TSG’s President. He is involved in all aspects of the company that impact customers, including sales, customer service, staff selection, development, and marketing communications. Dean is currently the President of Konica Minolta’s Dealer Advisory Council and has been a Council member since 2008. He is a member of Great America Leasing’s Dealer Council, a member of Keypoint Intelligence’s Dealer Council, and a member and a former President of the Select Dealer Group (SDG). His primary focus is to create the Vision for TSG by building a team of quality, motivated people who all embrace the same Core Values. This approach has fueled TSG’s growth and helped position The Swenson Group as the premier Managed Services Provider in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jeff has served on Konica Minoltas’ Dealer Service Advisory Council since 2014, and currently serves as President. Under his leadership, the TSG Service Team has been recognized with the highly coveted KM Pro-Tech Service Award since 2008. Also, TSG’s IT market share has expanded significantly in the SF Bay Area due to ‘client first’ focus and the depth and breadth of TSG, and its’ partners. IT offerings and capabilities. Jeff is grateful for all TSG clients, a great TSG team and a 32+ year (and counting) career at TSG!
Jeff graduated from the University California Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) in 1987 and after 7 years on the East Coast in Operations with Mobil Oil Corp, joined the Swenson Group in the Sales division in March of 1994. Jeff achieved Presidents’ Club in his first 6 months and assumed the role of Sales Manager of the San Ramon headquarter office after 9 months of field sales experience. He successfully led a team of 15-20 sales people for the next 7 years.
Today, as Principal and Vice President of Client Experience, Jeff draws on his early years of Operations and Sales experience, heading up The Swenson Groups’ Operations (technical and administrative divisions) as well as overseeing corporate administration. Jeff directly manages The Swenson Group’s IT, Service and Warehouse departments including client IT services, service on office technology products and solutions, service staff training and development, technical support, partner relationships, dispatch operations, supplies sales and warehouse operations.
Mark has had 20 years of experience to his position as a Principal of The Swenson Group. After graduating from the University California, Berkeley, he became the third employee and first Account Manager hired by The Swenson Group in 1993. Mark played an integral role in establishing The Swenson Group’s early success and foundation for excellence in client satisfaction.
In 1996 he moved on to the Xerox Corporation, learning extensive corporate and manufacturer processes in various Sales and Specialist positions, including three years in the Print for Pay marketplace.
In 2001 Mark rejoined TSG as a Color & Network Specialist and was quickly promoted to Sales Manager for its largest marketplace and then a Principal later that year. His responsibilities include sales, client and employee retention, sales staff influence and development.
Lindsay joined TSG in 2009 after majoring in business at San Jose State University.
Starting out in telemarketing for TSG allowed Lindsay to learn the business from the first interaction with a potential client all the way through to the sale of TSG products and delivery of services as well as maintaining a successful business partnership with our clients. Moving into Sales and Executive Assisting, then into Operations and Administration Management, Lindsay understands that the key to raving TSG clients is best accomplished with cohesive management and communication between TSG’s Sales, Administration and Service departments.
She is committed to the continued development and improvement of our processes and providing the best client experience possible.