In 2024, Alexander Karp earned $1.39B in total compensation at Palantir Technologies Inc., including $1.10M salary and $1.39B in stock. Most recently sold 432,565 shares in Feb 2025. Currently holds stock worth $1.15B. Has led Palantir Technologies Inc. for over 22 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Alexander Karp, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2024
Total Compensation
$1.39B
Salary
$1.10M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$3.53M
Salary
$1.10MBoard Justification
Our executive compensation philosophy is shaped by a strong belief that competitiveness of pay opportunities alongside a long-term, performance-based pay orientation drives our success and returns for our stockholders. The objective of our executive compensation program is to attract, retain, and incentivize the most talented personnel who embody our mission and values, increase the competitiveness of our overall compensation program relative to other companies we compete with for such personnel, and incentivize them to work diligently to further our growth and profitability. We do this by designing programs that link executive compensation to overall company performance and the interests of our stockholders.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
No bonuses were provided to NEOs related to their 2024 service.
Other Compensation
$3.53MBoard Justification
The amount reported includes (i) costs related to the provision of personal tax services in the amount of $363,000, (ii) costs related to the provision of additional umbrella liability insurance coverage in the amount of $96,176, (iii) costs related to the provision of certain healthcare and/or medical services coverage in the amount of $160,000, (iv) approximately $1,057,186 in costs related to personal security services provided pursuant to an overall security program based on an independent security study, with such costs being calculated based on an allocation of total costs incurred by Palantir attributable to personal use of the security services, and (v) approximately $1,852,171 in costs related to the use of chartered aircraft as well as Mr. Karp’s beneficially owned aircraft pursuant to the security program noted above incurred in connection with personal travel and/or travel with personal guests, with such costs representing actual costs incurred by Palantir. No tax-gross-ups were paid to Mr. Karp with respect to any of his 2024 compensation.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
Reflects the gross number of shares acquired in connection with RSU vesting. A portion of RSU shares were automatically sold to cover tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with each vesting date, reducing the number of shares ultimately acquired by the individual.
Performance Metrics
The financial performance measure used in 2024 to link CAP to performance is our stock price, based on its impact on the value of equity-based awards granted prior to 2024, including awards granted as out-of-the-money options in 2020, which remained outstanding during part or all of 2024.
Alexander Karp
Founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies Inc.
Education
Ph.D. in Social Science from Stanford University
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Technology
Sector of Economy
Technology
Born
October 2, 1978 - 47 years ago
CEO of Palantir Technologies Inc. for
22 years 10 months (Feb 2003 - Present)
Previous Experience
Co-Founder of Palantir Technologies, CEO since inception
Holdings
Track Alexander Karp's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$3.13B
$3.13B
98,385,552 PLTR shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Alexander Karp didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra PLTR98,385,552 shares worth $17.49B.
This is 459% and $14.36B more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Insider Trading
Alexander Karp's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
$44.66M
PLTR at $103.25/share
Feb 20, 2025
Sale
$156.44M
PLTR at $62.39/share
Nov 20, 2024
Sale
$72.61M
PLTR at $63.46/share
Nov 18, 2024
Sale
$399.08M
PLTR at $63.11/share
Nov 13, 2024
Sale
$649.78M
PLTR at $52.64/share
Nov 5, 2024
Sale
$254.61M
PLTR at $45.01/share
Oct 25, 2024
Sale
$327.08M
PLTR at $36.34/share
Sep 13, 2024
Sale
$31.64M
PLTR at $32.46/share
Aug 20, 2024
Sale
$15.57M
PLTR at $21.36/share
May 20, 2024
Sale
$25.07M
PLTR at $23.33/share
Feb 20, 2024
Sale
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Bonus
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$38.48M
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Bonus
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$186.55M
Salary
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Bonus
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Other
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Total Holdings
$5.89B