Daren Swenson

A 30-year veteran in the field of corrections, Daren Swenson was named CoreCivic's vice president of Reentry Partnerships and Innovation in January 2021. In this newly created role, Daren utilizes his diverse background in facility operations and community corrections to develop cutting-edge reentry partnerships that help to return citizens get back on track. In 2017, Swenson participated in the Convergence Reentry Ready Project, a multi-stakeholder effort to help formerly incarcerated people succeed by focusing on what happens during incarceration and immediately after release.

Prior to accepting his role in reentry partnerships and innovation, Swenson served for five years as vice president of Community Corrections where he led the company's efforts to expand residential and non-residential alternatives to traditional incarceration.