Biography

Todd Schwartz

Executive Director

Todd Schwartz is an executive director at Tapestry Networks and a member of the corporate governance practice. Before Tapestry Networks, Todd led the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the European American Chamber of Commerce as its Executive Director, supporting the growth of trade and investment ties between Europe and the Greater Cincinnati Region.

Todd began his professional career as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. His twenty-eight years as a diplomat included tours in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Qatar, the Philippines, Kuwait (Counselor for Economic Affairs), Canada (Principal Officer in Winnipeg, Manitoba), and Iraq (Counselor for Economic Affairs). His assignments in Washington included tours as Director of the Office of Iraq Economic Affairs; Director of the Office of Iran Affairs; Assessor with the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service; and Deputy Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs. He received numerous awards throughout his career, including three Superior Honor Awards, six Meritorious Honor Awards, and the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award.

Todd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics at the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A father of four, Todd and his wife Nancy reside in the Mount Washington area of Cincinnati with their two delightful pups Nutmeg and Bailey.