Stephen duMont, President at GM Defense

Stephen duMont, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as the president of GM Defense. The company delivers integrated vehicles, power and propulsion, autonomy, mobility and security solutions for automotive and power applications in global aerospace, defense and security markets. As GM Defense president, duMont oversees all the business unit’s operations, creates and shapes new business opportunities and implements the company’s vision. He moved to GM Defense in April 2021 from Raytheon Technologies, according to his LinkedIn profile.

DuMont was previously the vice president of business development and strategy for Raytheon Intelligence & Space. In the said role, he led and coordinated business pursuits and capture and growth activities and developed and implemented a focused strategy for global growth. Before Raytheon merged with United Technologies Corp., duMont served as vice president of business development and strategy at Raytheon Missile Systems and as chairman and CEO of the Thales Raytheon Systems joint venture.

He moved to Raytheon after spending over three years at BAE Systems where he took the role of business development director for electro-optical/infrared electronic warfare systems. DuMont also worked as avionics and mission systems flight test lead at Boeing for more than two years. 

Prior to Boeing, he was an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. 

The executive holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Norwich University’s Military College, a Master of Business Administration degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a post-MBA degree focused on international business from Villanova University.