John Sweney

Cofounder, President, and CEO

Brookwoods Group is a staffing, recruiting and project management firm specializing in marketing, communications, change, quality, continuous improvement and health/safety/environment professionals.

As CEO, I am primarily responsible for company direction, client services, professional recruiting, strategic consulting, and team development at Brookwoods Group. Before founding the firm with Mike Stargel, I gained experience in the marketing and communications disciplines as public relations manager at Compaq, public information officer for METRO, executive speechwriter for IBM, advertising and public relations professional for General Electric, press secretary to the Mayor of Providence and news radio anchor. I have been active in the Houston community, acting as a president or board member of various professional groups, nonprofit organizations, and committees. In 2016, I was named CEO Communicator of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America.