Jesse Swanson

Jesse Swanson is a Senior Producer at Fever since August 2025 and an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University since January 2022. Swanson has served as Festival Producer for Chicago Humanities and a Steering Committee Member for Cultural Access Collaborative, focusing on accessibility education within cultural institutions. Previous roles include Executive Producer and Executive Director of Special Programs/Content at The iO Theater, and various positions at The Second City, contributing to the development and execution of comedy curricula and original content. Additional experience includes Managing Director at Tellin' Tales Theatre, where the mission involved fostering connections between disabled and non-disabled communities through storytelling. Prior roles also encompassed teaching and directing theater workshops at Mercer County Community College and freelance theater production work in Philadelphia. Jesse Swanson holds a BFA in Theater Management and Production from the University of the Arts.