Ethan Thornton
Founder and CEO, Mach Industries
Ethan Thornton is the CEO and founder of Mach Industries, a next-generation defense technology and manufacturing company. Thornton founded Mach by using funds saved from a manufacturing business he had started in high school – beginning to prototype weapons systems most relevant to the future of warfare.
He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before launching Mach in 2023. Thornton’s ultimate goal is to create decentralized strategic capabilities that guarantee the defense of freedom worldwide.
