# John A. Swanson: person

Canonical ID: `0eb02abe-81b4-4599-a151-d1505c27b636`

American engineer and entrepreneur who founded Ansys (as Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc.) in 1970 after leaving Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory; John Fritz Medal winner.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Ansys](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ansys.md) Founder (_reported, not verified_)

## Foundings (1)

- [Ansys](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ansys.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Swanson


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