Shyam Sankar

Extracted Attributes

• Gender

  male

• Education

  M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University

• Occupation

  business executive

• Current Role

  Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Executive Vice President at Palantir Technologies

• Date of Birth

  1982-01-01

• Key Initiative

  First Breakfast Initiative

• Key Philosophy

  AI provides workers with 'superpowers'

• Key Publication

  The Defense Reformation

• Media Appearances

  CNBC, American Affairs, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

• Government Engagements

  Appeared before the House Select Committee and the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Timeline

• Joined Palantir Technologies as employee #13. (Source: web_search_results)

  2006

• Launched the First Breakfast Initiative. (Source: web_search_results)

  2023

• Spoke at the Special Competitive Studies Project panel during the AI Expo For National Competitiveness at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. (Source: web_search_results)

  2024-05-07

• Wrote the paper 'The Defense Reformation,' urging the Pentagon to adopt more commercially available technology and streamline its acquisition system. (Source: web_search_results)

  2024-10

• Participated in the 'Winning the AI race' event in Washington D.C., emphasizing that AI provides workers with 'superpowers,' a concept reflected in Palantir's American Tech Fellows program. (Source: summary, related_documents)

  Unknown

Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company specializing in software platforms. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, it was founded by Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joe Lonsdale, and Alex Karp in 2003. The company has four main projects: Palantir Gotham, Palantir Foundry, Palantir Apollo, and Palantir AIP. Palantir Gotham is an intelligence and defense tool used by militaries and counter-terrorism analysts. Its customers have included the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense. Their software as a service (SaaS) is one of five offerings authorized for Mission Critical National Security Systems (IL5) by the U.S. Department of Defense. Palantir Foundry has been used for data integration and analysis by corporate clients such as Morgan Stanley, Merck KGaA, Airbus, Wejo, Lilium, PG&E and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Palantir Apollo is a platform to facilitate continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) across all environments. Palantir's original clients were federal agencies of the USIC. It has since expanded its customer base to serve both international, state, and local governments, and also private companies. The company has been criticized for its role in expanding government surveillance using artificial intelligence and facial recognition software. Former employees and critics say the company's contracts under the second Trump Administration, which enabled the aggregation of sensitive data on Americans across administrative agencies, are particularly problematic.

Web Search Results

• About - Shyam Sankar

  Shyam Sankar is the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Palantir Technologies. A seasoned technologist, he’s spent over two decades building and delivering disruptive software and AI solutions for both government and private sector institutions. [...] Shyam is also a thought leader, prolific author, and frequent speaker. He routinely leads strategic sessions with elected officials, and has appeared before the House Select Committee and the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. A frequent guest on CNBC, his work has been featured in numerous publications, including American Affairs, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. In 2023, he launched the First Breakfast Initiative, where he regularly publishes his thought [...] He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and a M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. In addition to his work at Palantir, Shyam also serves as the Chairman of Ginkgo Bioworks.

• Shyam Sankar | Hudson Institute

  # Shyam Sankar Trustee Sankar ## At A Glance: Shyam Sankar is a trustee at Hudson Institute and chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies. ## Follow: ## Contact: ## Biography Shyam Sankar is a trustee at Hudson Institute. [...] Mr. Sankar is also the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies. A seasoned technologist, he has spent over two decades building and delivering disruptive software and artificial intelligence solutions for both government and private sector institutions. [...] Mr. Sankar is also a thought leader, prolific author, and frequent speaker. He routinely leads strategic sessions with elected officials and has appeared before the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. A frequent guest on CNBC, his work has been featured in numerous publications, including American Affairs, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. In 2023,

• Who is potential Trump pick Shyam Sankar, tech executive at Palantir?

  Sankar, who joined the software giant in 2006, is known for wanting dramatic change to the Department of Defense's overly complicated acquisition system. In October, he wrote a paper titled “The Defense Reformation,” where he urged the Pentagon to buy more commercially available technology rather than rely on a few mega contractors to reduce costs and streamline development. [...] "We must be able to reprogram money inside of 2 months, not 2 years," writes Sankar. "Messy and imperfect discretion is required. We require DevSecOps for budgets." Shyam Sankar speaks at the Special Competitive Studies Project panel during the AI Expo For National Competitiveness at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on May 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. ## Who is Shyam Sankar? [...] Palantir is a software startup and government contractor founded by Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joe Lonsdale, and Alex Karp in 2003. The company offers software platforms and intelligence and defense tools used by the DoD, as well as data integration platforms used by corporations. Sankar joined the software giant just three years after it began, becoming employee #13.

• Who is potential Trump pick Shyam Sankar, tech executive at Palantir?

  Sankar, who joined the software giant in 2006, is known for wanting dramatic change to the Department of Defense's overly complicated acquisition system. In October, he wrote a paper titled “The Defense Reformation,” where he urged the Pentagon to buy more commercially available technology rather than rely on a few mega contractors to reduce costs and streamline development. [...] Manage your account ## Top Stories: USA TODAY USA TODAY # Who is potential Trump pick Shyam Sankar, tech executive at Palantir? President-elect Donald Trump is considering Palantir's chief technology officer Shyam Sankar for a top research and engineering job at the Pentagon, Politico Pro reported Wednesday. [...] "We must be able to reprogram money inside of 2 months, not 2 years," writes Sankar. "Messy and imperfect discretion is required. We require DevSecOps for budgets." Shyam Sankar speaks at the Special Competitive Studies Project panel during the AI Expo For National Competitiveness at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on May 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. ## Who is Shyam Sankar?

• Technology is the Problem - Shyam Sankar

  Steve Jobs called the Macintosh a bicycle for the mind. Let’s abandon cargo cult “solutions.”. Recognize there is no process, and it will be painful. Technology only works when it is an extension of the human mind and the humans who mind it. Exclusively work backwards from decision advantage. Shyam Sankar is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. #### Share this post Shyam Sankar [...] Shyam Sankar # Shyam Sankar #### Share this post Shyam Sankar # Technology is the Problem ### An alternative cause for the Great Stagnation: the cargo cult company Shyam Sankar's avatar #### Share this post Shyam Sankar In 2011, Tyler Cowen argued that the developed world economies were in a Great Stagnation. It had started in the late 1970s because all of the low hanging productivity fruits—machines and factories powered by fossil fuels and electricity—had been exhausted. [...] I propose an alternative cause largely born out of 18 years of experience at the coalface of delivering productivity to governments and Fortune 500 institutions. The Great Stagnation is caused by technology and not despite it. Software in particular is suited to layers of abstraction turned obfuscation in a way hardware is not. AI only accelerates this trend. We are stuck in the era of the cargo cult company:

• Gender

  male

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  business executive

• Date Of Birth

  1/1/1982