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Overview
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
Related Investigations (8)
Billionaire EnablersOligarchy
Tier 4
criticalDefense Tech OligarchyTechnology & Privacy
Tier 2
highDark Money in American PoliticsFinancial Crime
Tier 1
criticalEpstein Network ComplicityCorporate Accountability
Tier 1
criticalFacial Recognition: The End of AnonymityMilitary & Foreign Policy
Tier 2
criticalPredictive Policing: Algorithms of OppressionMilitary & Foreign Policy
Tier 2
criticalSilicon Valley's Political Machine: Tech Oligarchs and DemocracyDark Money
Tier 3
highTech Billionaire Influence: Plutocracy in the Digital AgeDark Money
Tier 2
highCriminal Charges & Violations
2 documented violations
N/A - CorporatePalantir provides surveillance technology to ICE for immigrant tracking and deportation(Immigration enforcement enablement)
N/A - Democratic NormsUsed personal wealth to secretly fund lawsuit that destroyed a media organization (Gawker)(Press freedom)
Known Associates & Connections
J.D. Vance
Political protegé; Thiel invested in Vance's firm and spent $15M supporting his Senate campaign; now Vice President
Alex Karp
Palantir CEO; manages day-to-day operations of the surveillance technology company
Where Is The Money Now
Net worth estimated at $9.4 billion. Palantir market cap approximately $55 billion. Thiel holds New Zealand citizenship and has purchased property there. He reportedly converted a $2,000 Roth IRA into $5 billion through PayPal founder shares.
Sources & Documentation
2 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- October 11, 1967
Education
- •B.A., Philosophy, Stanford University (1989)
- •J.D., Stanford Law School (1992)