Phillip Potter is the Chief Executive Officer of “The Armory”; a nonprofit incubator facility located in Phoenix, Arizona dedicated solely to providing high-potential military veterans withthe training, mentorship, resources, and access to capital they need to launch and grow new, high-value startups. Fast Company recently selected The Armory as Arizona’s representative forthe magazine’s “United States of Innovation” print feature in May 2017 .Dr. Potter maintains a national profile on the subject of veteran entrepreneurship serving as a judge for business plan competitions, as a mentor for Patriot Boot Camp presented by Techstars, as an advisor to the U.S. Congress’ House Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and as anadvisor to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. The veteran-led startupshe has assisted, advised, and mentored have raised several millions of dollars in venture capitaland been accepted to some of the world’s most prestigious technology accelerators.