Patrick Swanson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder of Verso, a San Francisco-based consulting lab that builds AI tools and strategies for newsrooms, startups, and non-profits.
Co-founded Verso in 2024.
Served as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University from September 2023 to June 2024, exploring AI's impact on media and democracy.
Advisory Board Member at DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie since 2024.
Founded and led the social media team at ORF, Austria's largest newsroom, managing coverage for 2.4 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
Lecturer in Digital Journalism at FHWien der WKW (University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication) from 2015 to 2022.

Biography

Patrick Swanson is a journalist and technologist, currently serving as the Co-Founder of Verso, a San Francisco-based consulting lab established in 2024. At Verso, he helps newsrooms, startups, and non-profits navigate the AI age by building tools, designing trainings, and developing AI strategies.

Prior to co-founding Verso, Swanson was a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University from September 2023 to June 2024.