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Joe Lonsdale

Co-founder of Palantir Technologies

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Research Funding Network DARPA Research Funding Network at DARPA (1998–present) 1998→ Founder Stephen Cohen Founder at Stephen Cohen (2003–present) 2003→ Founder Peter Thiel Founder at Peter Thiel (2003–present) 2003→ Founder Alex Karp Founder at Alex Karp (2003–present) 2003→ Founder Nathan Gettings Founder at Nathan Gettings (2003–present) 2003→ Data Source For Analysis USASpending.gov Data Source For Analysis at USASpending.gov (2016–present) 2016→ Contractor US Department of Homela… Contractor at US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2017–present) 2017→ Investor Anduril Industries Investor at Anduril Industries (2017–present) 2017→ Business Partner Blake Masters Business Partner at Blake Masters (2020–present) 2020→ Contracting Network US Department of Defens… Contracting Network at US Department of Defense (Pentagon) (2020–present) 2020→ Subsidiary Palantir USG, Inc. Subsidiary at Palantir USG, Inc. (2020–present) 2020→ Related To Party Opposition Chuck Schumer Related To Party Opposition at Chuck Schumer (2023–present) 2023→ Founder Mithril GP LP Founder at Mithril GP LP (2024–present) 2024→ Founder Mithril Capital Managem… Founder at Mithril Capital Management, LLC (2024–present) 2024→ Political Finance Network Kirsten Gillibrand Political Finance Network at Kirsten Gillibrand (2025–present) 2025→ Investor Zac Moffatt Investor at Zac Moffatt (2025–present) 2025→

Conflict Zones (7)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2003–2026
Research Funding Network (DARPA) overlapping with Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2016–2026
Data Source For Analysis (USASpending.gov) overlapping with Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2017–2026
Research Funding Network (DARPA), Data Source For Analysis (USASpending.gov), Contractor (US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)) overlapping with Investor (Anduril Industries), Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2020–2026
Research Funding Network (DARPA), Data Source For Analysis (USASpending.gov), Contractor (US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)), Contracting Network (US Department of Defense (Pentagon)) overlapping with Subsidiary (Palantir USG, Inc.), Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings), Investor (Anduril Industries)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2023–2026
Related To Party Opposition (Chuck Schumer) overlapping with Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings), Investor (Anduril Industries), Subsidiary (Palantir USG, Inc.)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2024–2026
Research Funding Network (DARPA), Data Source For Analysis (USASpending.gov), Contractor (US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)), Contracting Network (US Department of Defense (Pentagon)), Related To Party Opposition (Chuck Schumer) overlapping with Founder (Mithril GP LP), Founder (Mithril Capital Management, LLC)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2025–2026
Research Funding Network (DARPA), Data Source For Analysis (USASpending.gov), Contractor (US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)), Contracting Network (US Department of Defense (Pentagon)), Related To Party Opposition (Chuck Schumer), Political Finance Network (Kirsten Gillibrand) overlapping with Investor (Zac Moffatt), Founder (Stephen Cohen), Founder (Peter Thiel), Founder (Alex Karp), Founder (Nathan Gettings), Investor (Anduril Industries), Subsidiary (Palantir USG, Inc.), Founder (Mithril GP LP), Founder (Mithril Capital Management, LLC)

All Roles & Relationships (16)

Sector Role Entity Period
GOVERNMENT Research Funding Network DARPA 1998–present
CORPORATE Founder Stephen Cohen 2003–present
CORPORATE Founder Peter Thiel 2003–present
CORPORATE Founder Alex Karp 2003–present
CORPORATE Founder Nathan Gettings 2003–present
GOVERNMENT Data Source For Analysis USASpending.gov 2016–present
GOVERNMENT Contractor US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2017–present
CORPORATE Investor Anduril Industries 2017–present
OTHER Business Partner Blake Masters 2020–present
GOVERNMENT Contracting Network US Department of Defense (Pentagon) 2020–present
CORPORATE Subsidiary Palantir USG, Inc. 2020–present
GOVERNMENT Related To Party Opposition Chuck Schumer 2023–present
CORPORATE Founder Mithril GP LP 2024–present
CORPORATE Founder Mithril Capital Management, LLC 2024–present
GOVERNMENT Political Finance Network Kirsten Gillibrand 2025–present
CORPORATE Investor Zac Moffatt 2025–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Joe Lonsdale using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.