American technology consultant Ed Swiderski has an estimated net worth of $10 million. Born on July 20, 1979 in Monroe, Michigan, he attended Erie-Mason High School and Michigan State University. While in college, he worked as an intern at Voyager.net. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management degree, he has worked for NuSoft, Magenic and Microsoft. He currently runs Kambio Group, a technology company that helps businesses, along with Jess Loren. He also gives lectures at media and technology conferences around the country as well as working on Global Education Open Technology Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes open standard education.

Swiderski became a household name when he appeared as a contestant during Season 5 of the reality TV show The Bachelorette on ABC, pursuing Jillian Harris. He bailed on the show during its fifth episode due to his job in Microsoft but returned on the seventh episode to pursue Jillian for the second time. He won the competition and the two got engaged. However, they split in 2010 and he joined the season 3 of Bachelor Pad. He has appeared on several talk shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Entertainment Tonight. He currently blogs for ChicagoNow. He also serves as an assistant to Loren and Justin DiSandro at SocialTechPop.