Dr. David Swanagon

CEO

Dallas, Texas, United States22 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Founder of Theorem 46, innovating in AI and human capital.
  • Creator of Relational Lysis, advancing computational foundations.
  • Senior advisor for Fortune organizations in AI adoption.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI-driven organizational transformation and analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai StrategySystems ThinkingData AnalysisAi AdoptionOrganizational EffectivenessAi GovernanceBusiness TransformationOrganizational BehaviorLeadership DevelopmentPeople AnalyticsOrganizational DesignHr StrategyManagement ConsultingStrategyPerformance ManagementTalent ManagementWorkforce AnalyticsHealthcare Management

Other Skills

Theoretical PhysicsHuman ResourcesSoftware PatentsExecutive AdvisoryOperating ModelsBoard Advisory ServicesExecutive DevelopmentWorkforce PlanningExecutive LeadershipAnalyticsBoard RelationsDeep LearningComputer VisionMLOpsNatural Language Processing (NLP)

About

I am an entrepreneur, patent developer, senior advisor for HR, AI, and Digital Transformation, and professor. My research interests focus on the intersection between physics, information theory, human capital, and applied mathematics. I am keenly focused on helping society solve the data gravity crisis by finding innovative ways to optimize data transmission, processing, and storage. I am also a believer in deterministic physics. I agree with Einstein that "God doesn't play dice" and believe probabilities simply reflect incomplete proofs. In my advisory engagements, I help organizations improve their AI adoption and workforce readiness, while optimizing the enterprise technology roadmap and governance. I have worked as a senior leader or consultant for multiple Fortune organizations, which included assignments in the US, Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. My background includes director- and executive-level leadership roles at Ericsson, Saudi Aramco, and PPG. I have also served as a senior advisor for Trellix Cyber Security, Petro Rabigh, and Luberef refineries. Across these roles, I partnered closely with executive leadership teams on workforce strategy, organizational design, technology optimization, and leadership effectiveness. I am the Founder of Theorem 46 and Chief Editor of the Machine Leadership Journal. Theorem 46 is a deep-technology company building a new computational foundation based on original mathematics known as Relational Lysis. I am the creator of Relational Lysis theory, a deterministic geometric framework that resolves intrinsic structure in complex systems at the point of ingestion, enabling exact reconstruction and computation without the need to operate on raw data. The work spans mathematics, theoretical physics, and computing infrastructure, with formal results addressing foundational limits in information theory, memory-bound architectures, and large-scale computation. I also serve as a part-time Professor, teaching analytics and organizational behavior. My work has been published by leading academic and industry institutions (Columbia, Vanderbilt, CapGemini, CIPD, Forbes), and I regularly contribute to global forums on analytics, leadership, and transformation. I am open to senior advisory, board, and interim executive roles where enterprise judgment, AI fluency, and transformation experience are required.

Experience

22 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
1 yr 1 mo
Current Experience

Ascendara llp

Member of the Board of Advisors

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India

  • Serve as a board-level advisor to a globally operating, India-based company navigating growth, transformation, and AI adoption. Provide strategic guidance on enterprise analytics, organizational effectiveness, AI governance, and leadership alignment.
  • Advisory work focuses on translating complex technical and organizational dynamics into clear, actionable guidance for boards and executive teams, with emphasis on risk, value creation, operating models, and long-term capability building.
Board Advisory ServicesAI AdoptionExecutive AdvisoryBusiness TransformationAI StrategyAI Governance

Machine leadership

Editor in Chief

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site

  • Editor in Chief of the Machine Leadership Journal. An ISSN peer reviewed journal that focuses on best practices in the areas of AI adoption, workforce readiness, talent assessments for AI leaders, responsible AI and governance frameworks, and educational policy. In my role, I'm responsible for managing the global editorial board and research priorities of the organization. Our current focus is on solving the data gravity crisis by identifying opportunities for asymptotic data storage reduction. Our organization partners with universities, researchers, and collaboratives to advance AI methodologies.
  • Serve as a principal advisor and interim executive to boards and senior leadership teams, entering complex organizations to assess people strategy, leadership alignment, analytics capability, compliance and benefits standup, and operating-model effectiveness.
  • Conduct rapid enterprise and HR function diagnostics to identify execution risk, governance gaps, and value leakage; translate findings into prioritized leadership actions.
  • Partner with boards, executives, and senior leadership teams to translate analytics, technology, and organizational insight into practical, high-impact outcomes across complex and regulated environments. Engagements frequently involve C-suite, board-level advisory, and cross-functional leadership across HR, technology, and operations.
Systems ThinkingData AnalysisTheoretical PhysicsHuman ResourcesSoftware PatentsAI Strategy

University of north texas

Adjunct Professor | Analytics & Organizational Behavior

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site

  • Adjunct faculty member teaching analytics and organizational behavior, emphasizing real-world application of data-driven decision-making, organizational dynamics, and leadership principles.
  • Consistently highly rated by students, including a 100% “would take again” rating on independent evaluation platforms, recognized for practical frameworks, engagement, and constructive feedback.
Executive DevelopmentOrganizational BehaviorLeadership Development

Theorem 46

AI and HR Executive

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · United States

  • I am the Founder of Theorem 46, a AI adoption and human capital advisory practice. Our current research focuses on the following areas:
  • 1-AI Adoption and Human Capital: best practices for helping organizations improve their AI readiness and adoption by optimizing machine autonomy, trust, competencies, and data in a deterministic manner that integrates system selection. leadership appointments, operating models, and decision-making. I work with Fortune 500, startups and PE backed ventures to optimize their human capital practices, emphasizing the role that AI adoption plays in profit optimization, operating models, and enagement.
People AnalyticsTheoretical PhysicsOrganizational EffectivenessExecutive AdvisoryOperating ModelsAI Strategy+1

Ericsson

Director, Head of People Analytics, North America

Nov 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Plano, Texas, United States · Hybrid

  • Served as Director and Head of People Analytics for North America within a global technology enterprise. Member of the North America HR Leadership Team (HRLT), partnering with senior HR and business leaders on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, and transformation.
  • Led the design and application of people analytics to inform executive decision-making, talent strategy, and operating model evolution in a highly matrixed environment.
Workforce PlanningExecutive LeadershipPeople AnalyticsOrganizational Effectiveness

Aramco

Head of Analytics and HR, Technical Services and Information Technology

Sep 2014Sep 2020 · 6 yrs · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  • Held senior HR leadership roles within one of the world’s largest energy enterprises. Served as Head of HR for Technical Services for five years and Head of HR for IT for one year, supporting large, mission-critical organizations in a highly regulated, sovereign environment.
  • Partnered with executive leadership on workforce strategy, organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and long-term capability building across engineering, technical, and IT functions.
HR StrategyExecutive LeadershipOrganizational DesignBusiness Transformation

The rewarded efforts company

Consulting Director, Analytics and Workforce Strategy

Aug 2011Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Boulder, Colorado

  • Led consulting engagements advising organizations on people analytics, workforce strategy, and organizational effectiveness. Worked directly with senior leaders to connect workforce data to executive decision-making and transformation initiatives.
Workforce PlanningManagement ConsultingPeople AnalyticsExecutive Advisory

The cosmopolitan of las vegas

Director of Strategy, Office of the CEO

Feb 2010Aug 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos · Las Vegas, NV

  • Supported the property CEO and board during pre-opening construction and post-opening operations of a $3.2B resort. Managed performance dialogue, board cadence, and enterprise KPI dashboards across finance, HR, and operations.
AnalyticsBoard RelationsStrategyBusiness Transformation

The venetian resort las vegas | las vegas sands corp.

Manager, Performance Management

Aug 2007Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Las Vegas, NV

  • Led enterprise performance management initiatives supporting multiple large-scale resort openings, including the Palazzo Las Vegas. Focused on aligning performance processes with leadership expectations and operational outcomes.
Performance ManagementTalent ManagementOrganizational Effectiveness

Radiology imaging associates / invision sally jobe

Analyst, Workforce and Performance Analytics

Aug 2003Jul 2007 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Denver, CO

  • Early-career role supporting workforce and performance analytics within a healthcare organization, providing foundational experience in data-driven HR decision-making.
Workforce PlanningWorkforce AnalyticsHealthcare Management

Education

Vanderbilt Peabody College

Doctor of Education - EdD — Organizational Leadership

Jan 2020Jan 2023

Harvard University

Master of Arts (M.A.) — Finance

Jan 2015Jan 2017

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Regis University

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2000Jan 2004

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