Senior healthcare and national security
leaders to advise its US Government business
DENVER, Oct. 19,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palantir Technologies Inc.
(NYSE: PLTR) announced four new additions to its Palantir Federal
Advisory Board (PFAB). The additions will bring expert perspectives
to the Advisory Board on critically important issues, such as
addressing public health infrastructure, managing the challenges
associated with supply chain and logistics, and supporting national
security missions, enabling Palantir to continue to meet the
evolving and complex needs of its United States Government (USG)
partners.
New members of the Advisory Board are:
- Dr. Deborah L.
Birx, Former Coordinator of the White House
Coronavirus Task Force, and Former Ambassador-at-Large of the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Program to
support HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention
- The Honorable Will Hurd, Former Representative of
Texas' 23rd District
- General Gustave F. Perna,
USA (Retired), Former Chief
Operating Officer, Operation Warp Speed; Former Commander, Army
Materiel Command (AMC), U.S. Department of Defense
- Mr. Greg
Simon, Former Executive Director of the White House
Cancer Moonshot Task Force and the Biden Cancer Initiative, and Co-
Founder of the Melanoma Research Alliance
Palantir created its Federal Advisory Board earlier this year to
bring unparalleled expertise to its government operations. These
additions expand that mission with decades of first-hand experience
facing America's most urgent threats in public health, supply chain
and logistics, and national security. They bring an acute
understanding of the difference cutting edge technologies – and
companies like Palantir – can make to address this country's most
pressing issues.
"Our work with the United
States government, including its defense and intelligence
agencies as well as the public health sector, remains at the center
of our company," said Alexander C.
Karp, co-founder and chief executive officer of Palantir
Technologies Inc. "We are honored to partner with the newest
members of our advisory board, whose work has shaped national
policy on the most pressing challenges that we collectively
face."
Palantir's valued partnerships with the US Government, coupled
with its mission-driven commitment, have generated an increase in
demand for Palantir's operating system across a multitude of
federal agencies.
"Adding these experienced leaders to the advisory board helps
Palantir gain additional perspectives and insight on how we can
leverage best in class commercial software to improve outcomes for
our customers and our country," said Akash
Jain, President of Palantir USG.
Whether assisting in a public health crisis, helping plan
for disaster readiness, or supporting the national security of our
country and its allies, Palantir delivers cutting-edge technology
to the government in numerous value add ways. In an era of rapidly
evolving challenges, decision-makers need vital software
capabilities that more often than not come from the commercial
marketplace.
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