Data-Centric Security Leader Adds Experienced Executive to C-Suite to Foster High-Growth, High-Performing Teams
WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 7, 2026 — Virtru, the leader in data-centric security, today announced the appointment of Jen Swensson as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Swensson will lead Virtru's global people strategy as the company scales to meet growing demand for its Data Security Platform.
Swensson brings more than 20 years of human resources leadership in the technology sector, with deep expertise in high-growth, private equity-backed companies. Most recently, she served as CHRO at Casepoint, a Thoma Bravo-backed leader in legal discovery technology. Prior to that, she served as Chief People Officer at Deepwatch, Inc., a Goldman Sachs-backed cybersecurity platform, where she built the people function from the ground up and cultivated a remote-first, employee-first culture.
"It wasn’t a hard decision to join Virtru at this time. The company is firing on all cylinders with accelerating growth, which means the workforce is expanding as well,” said Swensson. “There is already a world-class team here and I’m thrilled to continue building it out in conjunction with Virtru’s expanding customer base.”
Swensson was recognized as a Top HR Executive to Watch by WashingtonExec in 2024 and is a two-time recipient of the DCA LIVE HR Leader Award.
"Jen brings exactly the kind of leadership and experience that Virtru needs as we enter this next chapter," said John Ackerly, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtru. "Her track record of building high-performing organizations in fast-moving, mission-driven environments makes her the ideal partner to help us grow as we change how the world views data security.”
For more information on open roles at Virtru, visit virtru.com/careers
About Virtru
Virtru empowers organizations to unlock the power of data while maintaining control wherever it's stored and shared. Trusted by over 6,000 organizations across the public and private sectors — including JPMorganChase, Equifax, Capital One, Salesforce, and the U.S. Department of Defense — Virtru's Data Security Platform has created a new paradigm in data-centric security, where protection travels with the data itself rather than relying on traditional perimeter defenses. Built on the Trusted Data Format (TDF), an open standard, the platform embeds access policies directly into the data and enforces them at every point of interaction. To learn more, visit virtru.com.