Shyam Sankar

Shyam Sankar is the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies. He has spent over two decades building disruptive software and AI solutions for government and private sector customers. In 2006, Shyam joined Palantir as employee #13 and created the company’s revolutionary Forward Deployed Engineering model. Through his leadership, Shyam has transformed Palantir from a Silicon Valley startup to a global, industry leading software and AI company. 

Sankar holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University and a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University. In addition to his work at Palantir, he is the cofounder and chairman of Founders Films, a production company dedicated to telling stories that make you proud to be an American. He also serves as the chairman of Ginkgo Bioworks and a trustee at the Hudson Institute.