Edwin O. Swift, IV

Edwin O. Swift, IV is the Chief Operating Officer of Historic Tours of America. In this capacity, he is responsible for the sightseeing tours and attractions of the company. Ed has been working for Historic Tours of America since he was 11-years-old starting as a summer stock boy. Filling multiple roles for the company over the last 20 years, he has worked in many areas including retail sales clerk, Fisherman’s Café waiter, ice cream parlor server, Conch Train sales representative, Key West Aquarium tour guide, and Boston trolley conductor. He produced and acted in the first Ghosts & Gravestones Tour, and was assistant manager for HTA’s Cambridge Trolley Tours in Boston. Following this assignment, he was promoted to Head of Property Management in Key West and later took the position of Director of Property Development. He opened the St. Augustine Operation for HTA and was soon asked to oversee the Savannah Operation as a regional Director of Operations. He has enjoyed living and working for HTA in Key West, Savannah, Boston, and St. Augustine.