Alexander C. Karp is the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Palantir Technologies, the public software company behind Gotham, Foundry, Apollo, and AIP. Since co-founding Palantir, he has helped build the company into a major provider of operational data and AI software for government and commercial customers. Karp holds a B.A. from Haverford College, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and a Ph.D. from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt.
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Official source for Karp’s role as co-founder, CEO, and director, including CEO since 2005 and board service since 2003.
World Economic ForumAlex KarpSource for Karp’s role as Palantir co-founder and CEO and his education at Haverford, Stanford Law School, and Goethe University Frankfurt.
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CrunchbaseAlexander Karp - CEO, Co-Founder & Director @ Palantir TechnologiesThird-party profile identifying Karp as an American businessman and Palantir co-founder and CEO.
Karp’s background combines philosophy, law, and company-building, positioning him to lead Palantir’s work at the intersection of operational AI, public-sector institutions, and complex enterprise data systems.