Ed Swiderski (born July 20, 1979) is an American marketing technology executive and television personality who was the winner on

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of the reality TV show ''

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''.

Early life and career

Swiderski was born in

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and attended Erie-Mason High School. While attending Michigan State University, he began working as a technology intern at Voyager.net. After graduating with a

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in Information Technology Management, Swiderski went on to work in a variety of capacities throughout the technology industry including NuSoft, Magenic, and Microsoft. Ed co-founded Kambio Group, a

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agency, and speaks at media and technology conferences throughout the country. Kambio Group was acquired by Legacy Marketing Partners in 2013, and Swiderski is now the Senior Vice President of Digital.

Publications

Ed co-authored ''Pinterest for Business'' with Jess Loren, the first globally printed guide to business marketing on

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, and has been featured in ''Inc. Magazine, Fast Company'', and several other highly accredited business publications.

Personal life

In July 2015, Swiderski married Natalie Bomke, anchor and host of Good Day Chicago (WFLD Fox Chicago). In May 2020, his first child Olive was born.

Education

Ed is a Michigan State University alumnus, and was a member of

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Reality television

Swiderski appeared as a contestant in the fifth season of the

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reality show ''

''. He left the competition in episode 5 to focus on his job with

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, but returned in episode 7. Swiderski went on to win the competition, and became engaged to Bachelorette

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. The couple split in 2010. He then went on to compete on season 3 of '' Bachelor Pad''.

Education technology nonprofit

Swiderski co-founded the non-profit Global Education Open Technology Foundation GEOTF, which promotes open standards in education that improves the quality of life of underprivileged students around the world.

Other media

After ''The Bachelorette'', Swiderski continued to be in the public eye, appearing on ''

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'', and '' Entertainment Tonight''. Currently, Swiderski blogs for

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, and assists at SocialTechPop with Loren and Justin DiSandro.

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