Morgan Hitzig moved into venture investing only after 9/11 pushed her toward public service, taking her through the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau, Navy Reserve intelligence work, overseas support for Special Operations, and operating roles at Dataminr and Peregrine, and she still holds policy positions as a Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center and a Board of Councilors member at the Atlantic Council. Her investing centers on the idea that production is deterrence, backing companies tied to supply chains, manufacturing, and infrastructure through a pincer strategy that builds support from both operators and budget holders, and she looks for founders who understand government bureaucracy as well as their product, favoring technology built to work in the most high-stakes moments and to prevent single points of failure, as seen in her backing of companies like Adyton, GenLogs, and Critical Materials Group.