DEF NYC Defense Tech Roundtable

Bringing together founders, executives, investors, and defense decision-makers, this roundtable focuses on the operational and strategic realities of scaling defense technology. We’ll explore where capital, capability, and modern defense needs intersect—and where the biggest opportunities and challenges lie.

We're joined by special guest Dr. Rich McCormick, a decorated veteran and Emergency Room physician who proudly serves Georgia’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

A firm believer in service before self, McCormick joined the Marine Corps and became a helicopter pilot. During his two decades of service, Rich deployed to combat zones in Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. As a Marine, he flew helicopters, was Airborne and attached to Army and foreign forces, and taught at Georgia Tech and Morehouse College as the Marine Officer Instructor. In the Navy, Rich earned the rank of Commander and served as Department Head for the Emergency Medicine Department in…