HOUSTON, TX, September 26, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name MaryLou Swift a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Ms. Swift celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A private art dealer and consultant specializing in modern and contemporary art since 1970, Ms. Swift is the owner of Mary Lou Swift Fine Arts, based in Houston, TX with an office in New York. Prior to working exclusively in the art world, Ms. Swift had spent close to 30 years in the finance industry, beginning as an administrative head of the syndicate department for Drexel Harriman Ripley. She later worked for several companies, including Fieldcrest Mills as a product manager and Rosenfeld Sirowitz Lawson and BBDO as an accountant supervisor before forming her own marketing consultant firm.
Ms. Swift later worked for Mabon Securities and Gerard Klauer Mattison as an institutional stockbroker. A former registered stockbroker of the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers, she also spent time as a consultant for Miller Tabak & Company, Inc., a firm specializing in options, from 1994 to 2006.
Ms. Swift has a Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and later completed postgraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU, and the New York Institute of Finance. She was the recipient of two National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellowships, working as a researcher in animal behavior at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Ms. Swift also was awarded the CLIO Advertising Award in 1974 for advertising excellence worldwide, and the ONE SHOW advertising award, also in 1974. She has also been named to 17 editions of Who's Who, including Who's Who in American, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of American Women.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Mary Lou Swift has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who's Who in America , Marquis Who's Who has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Today, Who's Who in America remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. Marquis publications may be visited at the official Marquis Who's Who website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.
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