Alexander Caedmon Karp was born on 2 October 1967 and is an American billionaire businessman, and the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies.
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Alexander Caedmon Karp was born on 2 October 1967 in New York City, the son of a Jewish father and an African American mother, Karp was raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School in 1985.
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Alex Karp has said he struggled with dyslexia from an early age.
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Alex Karp earned a bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 1989, a juris doctor degree from Stanford University in 1992, and a Dr phil.
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Alex Karp has said he successfully invested in startups and stocks after receiving an inheritance from his grandfather.
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Alex Karp has described himself as a socialist and a progressive, and said he voted for Hillary Clinton.
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Alex Karp has said that technology companies like Palantir have an obligation to support the U S military.
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Alex Karp has defended Palantir's contract with U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the controversy over family separations, saying that while separations are "a really tough, complex, jarring moral issue, " he favors "a fair but rigorous immigration policy".
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Alex Karp has said the U S government should have a strong hand in tech regulation and that western countries should dominate AI research.
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Alex Karp is described as a wellness fanatic who swims, skis cross country, practices Qigong meditation and martial arts, and keeps Tai Chi swords in his offices.
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