Nick Swayne is the Executive Director of the 4-Virginia program and the Coordinator for the program at James Madison University.

Nick also serves as the Director of External Relations for JMU's College of Education and the Executive Director of the Virginia-DC FIRST LEGO League.

His interests in higher education innovation and improving the impact of JMU in the community have led to participation in the University Innovation Fellows, JMU X-Labs, and RockTownRockIT and a variety of cross-disciplinary courses involving robotics and UAVs.