Former Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher Joins Palantir Technologies

Welcoming Gallagher on Aug. 22 in a statement posted on social media platforms, Palantir said it’s “thrilled” about its new defense lead as the company enters “the next stage of growth as a software prime.”
The company said the former congressman’s expertise in national security and technology, informed by his service as a Marine Corps officer, “will advance Palantir’s work to strengthen the defense tech ecosystem and ensure U.S. and allied interests.”
“Mike’s unique talents have helped to shape U.S. policy towards our adversaries,” Alex Karp, Palantir’s CEO, said in the statement. “I am delighted he is joining Palantir, and am certain he will play an invaluable role for Palantir and our mission partners.”
The former congressman also praised his new employer.
“In Palantir, you have a rare, leading tech company that is unapologetic in its defense of the West,” Gallagher said in the statement.
Palantir, co-founded in 2023 by Peter Thiel, Karp, and others, initially took only government contracts before branching out to work with corporations.
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Speaking with CNBC about his new position on Aug. 22, Gallagher said his experience on the select committee on CCP told him “the true divide on national security is not really between Republicans and Democrats, but rather between Wall Street-slash-corporate America and normal America.”
“Too often corporate America was simply unwilling to defend American values from Chinese Communist party aggression and transnational repression,” Gallagher said.
The Epoch Times could not reach Gallagher for comment.