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Shyam Sankar

Net worth $1.1B

Palantir · United States

Born
Mar 01, 1982
Age
44
Source
Palantir
Residence
Palo Alto, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
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Biography

  • Palantir's chief technology officer, Sankar has worked with the company in various positions since 2006. When he joined the company, he was its 13th employee.
  • In June 2025, Sankar was one of four tech executives to join the U.S. Army Reserves' Executive Innovation Corps.
  • Sankar serves on the board of Gingko Bioworks, a biotech company working on genetically engineered bacteria.
  • He is also a trustee of the Hudson Institute, a right-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C.
  • Sankar's wife, Pooja, worked as a software developer at Oracle, Kosmix and Facebook, before starting Piazza, a classroom discussion software.

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