Jean Hynes to Succeed Brendan Swords as CEO of Wellington Management
Posted on 09/01/2020
Wellington Management Company LLP decided to choose Jean Hynes, Managing Partner of the company, to succeed CEO Brendan J. Swords when he retires on June 30, 2021. Hynes joined the firm in 1991 after graduating from Wellesley College with a BA in economics. Hynes is a member of the Investment Committees at Wellesley College and the Winsor School. Since 2014, she has served as one the firm’s three Managing Partners alongside Brendan Swords.
Swords was elected a Partner of the firm in 1999 and a Managing Partner in 2008. Prior to joining the firm in 1992, Swords was a Management Consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc and a Captain in the United States Air Force.
