Category: Public Figure — Corporate Executive and Director Role: Co-Founder, President, and Director, Palantir Technologies Inc. Board Tenure: 2003 (founding) – present Committee Memberships: None (executive role) Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Stephen Cohen holds a documented executive leadership and 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 and executive relationship.

Subject Classification: Public Figure / Corporate Executive. His executive role and corporate leadership are matters of public record.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis is his documented leadership role at a company whose core business is U.S. government surveillance and intelligence contracting.

Biographical Overview

Stephen Cohen is a co-founder of Palantir Technologies and has served as its President since the company’s founding in 2003. He previously worked at PayPal before joining Peter Thiel and Alexander Karp in founding Palantir. Cohen holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. As President, Cohen has been responsible for Palantir’s day-to-day operations, enterprise customer relationships, and product go-to-market strategy. He has been a key figure in Palantir’s expansion beyond its initial intelligence community customer base to commercial enterprise clients. Like Karp and Thiel, Cohen co-controls Palantir through the company’s multi-class share structure, which gives the founding group disproportionate voting power over board composition and corporate strategy.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR)
• Board tenure: 2003 (founding) – present; President since founding
• Role: Co-founder and President — holds disproportionate voting rights through Palantir’s multi-class share structure

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Cohen’s primary professional role is as President of Palantir.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Palantir Technologies corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Palantir Technologies Inc. Annual Report / Proxy Statement, 2024–2025; SEC EDGAR
• Palantir S-1 Registration Statement, 2020 (public)