Spencer Rascoff — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director / Technology Entrepreneur Role: Independent Director, Palantir Technologies Inc. Board Tenure: 2020 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee; Compensation Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Spencer Rascoff holds a documented governance role at Palantir Technologies Inc. Palantir Technologies Inc. is a major data analytics and artificial intelligence company that provides surveillance and intelligence platforms to U.S. defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies. Palantir made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while its CEO Alex Karp and co-founder Peter Thiel have had documented close relationships with the Trump administration. Palantir’s U.S. government revenue constitutes approximately 55% of total revenue. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.
Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.
What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.
Biographical Overview
Spencer Rascoff is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Zillow Group, the online real estate marketplace, where he served as CEO from 2010 to 2019. He also co-founded Hotwire (the travel deals site, later acquired by Expedia) and dot.LA, a Los Angeles-focused tech media startup. Rascoff has been an active investor and board member across the technology startup ecosystem. His experience scaling a data-driven technology company from startup to a publicly traded platform with significant consumer data assets is directly relevant to Palantir’s board, as Palantir manages large-scale government and commercial data analytics operations. He joined Palantir’s board in connection with its 2020 direct listing.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR)
- Board tenure: 2020 – present
- Committee assignments: Audit Committee; Compensation Committee
Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)
Rascoff has served on multiple technology company boards and is active as a technology venture investor.
Parent Corporate Donor Profile
This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Palantir Technologies corporate donor profile.
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
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| Channel | Starting points |
|---|---|
| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- Palantir Technologies Inc. Annual Report / Proxy Statement, 2024–2025; SEC EDGAR
- Zillow Group corporate records (public)
- dot.LA media records (public)