Spencer Swayze

Spencer Swayze is a managing director at Paine Schwartz Partners. He joined Paine Schwartz Partners in January 2017. Prior to joining Paine Schwartz Partners, he was an Investment Director in the Natural Resources Group at the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), where he helped lead natural resources investment activity across all asset classes, with a focus on agribusiness and infrastructure private equity. At UTIMCO, he was responsible for monitoring a portfolio of investments as well as sourcing, evaluating and executing new natural resource investment opportunities, including fund commitments and co-investments. Prior to joining UTIMCO, Mr. Swayze worked at Ceres, Inc, an agricultural biotechnology seed company, where he was Vice President of Business Development, and responsible for strategic planning and deal execution. Prior to Ceres, he was a Venture Fellow Associate at PTV Healthcare Capital, a healthcare-focused venture capital and growth equity fund. He also spent four years in sales at Merck & Co.