Alex Karp is CEO of Palantir Technologies, whose data analysis has helped fight terrorism. Here’s how he went from broke academic to billionaire CEO.

On a call with investors earlier this week, Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp—fresh off a week of stock surges—was euphoric. “We’re doin’ it!” he yelled, arms spread wide.

Before coming back to JHMR, he spent 13 years with Vail Resorts, most recently serving as the Senior Vice President and COO for the company’s Western Region, where he had oversight of ski ...

Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares have been running hot with its CEO Alex Karp expressing optimism about the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), predicting that federal cost ...

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR CEO, Alex Karp, has shown enthusiasm for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its potential influence on his company. What Happened ...

In Palantir’s letter to shareholders, CEO Alex Karp said of AI, “We are still in the earliest stages, the beginning of the first act, of a revolution that will play out over years and decades.” ...

"We are still in the earliest stages, the beginning of the first act, of a revolution that will play out over years and decades," Palantir CEO Alex Karp wrote in a letter to shareholders.

Elon Musk and Palantir CEO Alex Karp at the “AI Insight Forum” in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 13, 2023. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images As the Trump ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp, right, said he thought disruption caused by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency would be good for Americans.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Palantir CEO Alex Karp ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp, right, said he thought disruption caused by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency would be good for Americans.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Palantir CEO Alex Karp ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said he was optimistic about the disruption brought about by Elon Musk's DOGE. Karp said it would be good for the US and Palantir, which has large government contracts.