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Sir John Sawers

Former MI6 chief who introduced Palantir to UK Cabinet Office
Tracked because Former MI6 chief who introduced Palantir to UK Cabinet Office · 5 documented connections
Facts on record7
Connections mapped5
Sources cited7
Evidence: 2P 5I
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Key Connections
→ Alex Karp person
introducer
Sir John Sawers introduced Palantir CEO Alex Karp to Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in July 2019
→ John Manzoni person
introducer
Sir John Sawers set up a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in 2019
→ Cabinet Office (UK) government agency
government_contact
Sir John Sawers arranged a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni
→ Palantir Technologies company
facilitator
Former MI6 chief arranged introduction to UK government officials
Facts (7)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 407d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Sir John Sawers set up a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in 2019
Date: 2019-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: openDemocracy investigation
✓ verified Primary Source Sir John Sawers introduced Palantir CEO Alex Karp to Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in July 2019
Date: 2019-07-16 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: SEC 10-K filings
All Connections (5)
→ Palantir Technologies company
facilitator confirmed
Former MI6 chief arranged introduction to UK government officials
→ Alex Karp person
introducer primary since 2019
Sir John Sawers introduced Palantir CEO Alex Karp to Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in July 2019
→ John Manzoni person
introducer primary since 2019
Sir John Sawers set up a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni in 2019
→ Cabinet Office (UK) government agency
government_contact primary since 2019
Sir John Sawers arranged a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni
← Malcolm Rifkind person
government colleague secondary since 2009
Sir John Sawers served as Chief of MI6 during Rifkind's tenure on the Intelligence and Security Committee, which oversaw MI6.
Sources (7)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Sir John Sawers not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sir John Sawers — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sir John Sawers — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sir John Sawers — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sir John Sawers — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sir John Sawers — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-01-01 ↗ openDemocracy investigation discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt