Jordon Swain

COL Jordon Swain is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Junior Officers (CJO) at the United States Military Academy. He graduated from West Point in 1999 (with honors) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Leadership. He holds a MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as both a MA and a PhD in Organizations and Management from Yale University Jordon’s research interests focus on humility and various aspects of leader development.

Jordon loves to surf, travel, and teach. He has two wonderful daughters who are slowly learning to share his passion for the game of golf. When they’re not at the beach, the golf course, or drawing at the kitchen table, Jordon and his girls enjoy geocaching and exploring our nation’s national parks and monuments (they’ve been to over 60 so far).

COL Swain has served in a variety of command and staff assignments both in the continental United States and overseas. He served as a platoon leader with the 532d Military Intelligence Battalion in the Republic of Korea and as a Battalion S2 and Company Executive Officer for the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) both at Fort Bragg, NC and in Kosovo. As a Captain, Jordon commanded the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Gordon, GA. He later commanded a Counterintelligence Detachment in Iraq with elements in Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul and Baghdad. From 2008-2011, COL Swain served in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point where he taught both leadership and marketing. Following his time at West Point, Jordon served as the Counterintelligence Branch Chief for the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade and later as the Operations Officer and Executive Officer for the 205th Military Intelligence Battalion in Hawaii. COL Swain acted as the Program Director for West Point’s Military Leadership Course from 2017-2019 and as the Director of Strategy and Innovation in the Army’s Enterprise Marketing Officer in Chicago from 2019-2020.

Jordon is a graduate of U.S. Army’s Airborne and Air Assault Schools, as well as the U.S. Navy’s Salvage Diver Course. He is also a recipient of several awards including the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Military Intelligence Branch’s Knowlton Award.