Shyam Sankar, Angel Investor

Shyam Sankar is Chief Technology Officer at Palantir Technologies, where he has spent nearly two decades shaping the company’s technology and product strategy. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for 17 years, helping scale Palantir into a global leader in data integration and analytics. Beyond Palantir, Shyam is Chairman of Ginkgo Bioworks, a trustee of the Hudson Institute, and has held leadership and advisory roles across technology and policy. His career reflects a focus on strengthening critical infrastructure, advancing biotechnology, and reimagining the defense industrial base. As an angel investor, Shyam supports companies building transformative technologies. His most recent investment, Paraform, develops next‑generation solutions for distributed workforces and organizational scaling.