Alex Karp founded a data mining firm Palantir Technologies with Cofounders Peter Thiel, Joe Lonsdale, Nathan Gettings, and Stephen Cohen in 2004. Since then he is serving the company as its Chief Executive Officer. Today, Palantir CEO Alex is counted among the billionaire businessmen of America. Through his data analytics company that got support from CIA investment wing In-Q-Tel in the early years, Alexander aspires to transform this world for better. He aims to help commercial enterprises, public institutions, and non-profit institutions with data that can enable them to add value to their customers, provide assistance to the needy, etc. For the CEO’s age, career, net worth, and email address, scroll down this wiki page.
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Salary & Net Worth – Investors, Funding, & Valuation
Cofounder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, Alex is estimated to have a net worth of 1.3 Billion USD.
Career & Education – Company, University, & College
The current CEO and Cofounder of Palantir Technologies, Alex Karp first started an asset management company Caedmon Group in 2002 in London. On another note, in 2018, it was announced that he would join the board of directors of Axel Springer SE (a publishing house).
Karp went to Central High School in 1985. He did Bachelor’s degree in Arts/ Science from Haverford College. He also holds Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Stanford University. In addition, he is Ph.D in neoclassical social theory from Frankfurt’s Goethe University.
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Contact Alex Karp – Email Address | Twitter | LinkedIn
For email try [email protected].
Alex Karp Personal Biography – Age, Wife, Family, & More
Born on October 2, 1967, Palantir CEO Alex grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and currently, he is settled in Palo Alto, California. This American businessman (age 53) is single. Karp, who went to Goethe University in Frankfurt for studying neoclassical social theory, found his mentor in Jürgen Habermas. A disciple of Theodor Adorno, Jürgen Habermas is an acclaimed sociologist and philosopher from Germany.
Due to a controversy that his data mining company Palantir helped hunt down Bin Laden and company’s failed attempts at denying those rumors led to its frayed relationship with The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Dear Alex,
I am a veteran of the Bush Jr era. Life is hard and difficult since being home and trying to recoup. What you did for River Dave was awesome. It really restored my faith in humanity. Bravo Zulu my friend.
Respectfully
Andrew Hale