David McCormick

David McCormick
Official portrait, 2007
United States Senator-elect
from Pennsylvania
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingBob Casey Jr.
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
In office
August 2007 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTimothy D. Adams
Succeeded byLael Brainard
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
In office
August 2006 – August 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCaroline Atkinson (2011)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
In office
October 7, 2005 – August 2006[1]
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byKenneth Juster
Succeeded byMario Mancuso
Personal details
Born
David Harold McCormick

(1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 (age 59)
Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Amy Richardson
(m. 1999; div. 2015)
(m. 2019)
Children6
Parents
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Princeton University
(MA, PhD)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
WebsiteCampaign website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1987–1992
Unit82nd Airborne Division
Battles/warsPersian Gulf War

David Harold McCormick (born August 17, 1965) is an American politician and businessman who is a United States Senator-elect for Pennsylvania. He served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds, from 2020 to 2022.[2][3]

A member of the Republican Party, McCormick served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs from 2007 to 2009.[3] He was a candidate for Senate in 2022, losing the Republican primary to Mehmet Oz by fewer than 1,000 votes.

McCormick ran again for Senate in 2024, winning the Republican nomination unopposed. He narrowly defeated three-term Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr. in the general election.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gwbwhbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Levy, Rachael (December 3, 2019). "Bridgewater Co-CEO Eileen Murray to Depart". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ a b Fortado, Lindsay; Wigglesworth, Robin (December 6, 2019). "Former US Ranger ready to take command at Bridgewater". Financial Times. Nikkei. Retrieved December 9, 2019.