Alexander Karp: Black Entrepreneur & Executives Profiles

Born: October 2, 1967, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

Occupation: Businessman;

Position: Co-Founder, CEO and Director;

Company: Palantir Technologies;

Industry: Software;

Residence: United States;

Nationality: American;

Net worth (2022/03/04): USD $1.1 Billion;

Alexander Caedmon Karp, is the billionaire Co-Founder, CEO and Director of Palantir Technologies, since May 2003. Palantir Technologies is a public American software company that specializes in big data analytics.

Mr. Karp has been a billionaire since 2015 but he was unknown to us as having a Black American mother.

Personal Attributes and Interests

He is the son of a Jewish father and an African American mother.
Met Palantir co-founder and billionaire Facebook investor Peter Thiel while at Stanford Law School.
Described himself as a socialist and a progressive

Work Experience

Co-Founder, CEO and Director, Palantir Technologies
Founder, Caedmon Group

Board and Advisor Roles

Member of the board, RoboteX, Inc.
Member of the board, Palantir Technologies
Member of the board, Axel Springer SE
Member of the board, BASF

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Haverford College
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Stanford University
Ph.D. in Neoclassical Social Theory, Goethe University, Frankfurt

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