Palantir Technologies' CEO is Alex Karp, appointed in Jan 2003, has a tenure of 23.33 years. total yearly compensation is $8.62M, comprised of 12.8% salary and 87.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.43% of the company’s shares, worth PLN28.50B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Alex Karp
Chief executive officer
US$8.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
12.78%
CEO tenure
23.3yrs
CEO ownership
2.4%
Management average tenure
6.8yrs
Board average tenure
4.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Alex Karp's remuneration changed compared to Palantir Technologies's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2025
US$9m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$763m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$571m
Dec 31 2024
US$5m
US$1m
US$462m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$477m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$405m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$299m
Dec 31 2023
US$3m
US$1m
US$210m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$147m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$48m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$256m
Dec 31 2022
US$5m
US$1m
-US$374m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$561m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$539m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$498m
Dec 31 2021
US$4m
US$1m
-US$520m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$513m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2020
US$1b
US$1m
-US$1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$472m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$502m
Dec 31 2019
US$12m
US$902k
-US$588m
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD8.62M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Polish market ($USD524.48K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Alex Karp (58 yo)
23.3yrs
Tenure
US$8,623,000
Compensation
Dr. Alexander C. Karp, also known as Alex, Co-Founded Palantir Technologies, Inc. in 2003 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since 2005 and Director since 2003. He was President at Palantir Technolo...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Alexander Karp
Co-Founder
23.3yrs
US$8.62m
2.43% PLN 28.5b
Stephen Cohen
Co-Founder
21.3yrs
US$1.00m
0.58% PLN 6.8b
David Glazer
CFO & Treasurer
no data
US$27.97m
0.015% PLN 173.2m
Shyam Sankar
CTO & Executive VP
3.3yrs
US$1.21m
0.20% PLN 2.4b
Ryan Taylor
Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Legal Officer
3.3yrs
US$27.96m
0.0076% PLN 89.6m
Peter Thiel
Co-Founder & Chairman
23.3yrs
no data
4.1% PLN 48.2b
Joseph Lonsdale
Co-Founder
23.3yrs
no data
no data
Jeffrey Buckley
Chief Accounting Officer
1.2yrs
no data
0.0027% PLN 31.5m
David MacNaughton
President of Palantir Canada
6.8yrs
no data
no data
Kevin Kawasaki
Head of Business Development
no data
no data
no data
Aki Jain
President of Palantir USG
no data
no data
no data
Ana Soro
Office of the CFO
no data
no data
no data
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
42yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PLTR's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Alexander Karp
Co-Founder
23.3yrs
US$8.62m
2.43% PLN 28.5b
Stephen Cohen
Co-Founder
21.3yrs
US$1.00m
0.58% PLN 6.8b
Peter Thiel
Co-Founder & Chairman
23.3yrs
no data
4.1% PLN 48.2b
Deborah James
Member of Palantir Federal Advisory Board
4.2yrs
no data
no data
Christine Fox
Member of Palantir Federal Advisory Board
4.2yrs
no data
no data
Alexander Moore
Independent Director
5.8yrs
US$364.89k
0.048% PLN 557.6m
Eric Woersching
Independent Director
3.9yrs
US$364.89k
0% PLN 0
Alexandra Schiff
Independent Director
5.8yrs
US$352.39k
0.0081% PLN 95.3m
Lauren Stat
Independent Director
5.3yrs
US$352.39k
0.0045% PLN 52.5m
Deborah Birx
Member of Palantir Federal Advisory Board
3.6yrs
no data
no data
Carter Ham
Member of Palantir Federal Advisory Board
4.2yrs
no data
no data
Peter Neffenger
Member of Palantir Federal Advisory Board
4.2yrs
no data
no data
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
43yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PLTR's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/06 05:57
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/06 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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