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Trae Stephens

Founders Fund partner; co-founder Anduril Industries

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Transition Team Service / Co… US Department of Defens… Transition Team Service / Contractor at US Department of Defense (Pentagon) (2016–present) 2016→ Professional Network/Politic… JD Vance Professional Network/Political Alignment at JD Vance (2016–present) 2016→ Former Employee National Security Agenc… Former Employee at National Security Agency (NSA) (2016–present) 2016→ Former Employee Central Intelligence Ag… Former Employee at Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2016–present) 2016→ Professional Association/Inv… Peter Thiel Professional Association/Investor Network at Peter Thiel (2016–present) 2016→ Former Employer Relationship Alex Karp Former Employer Relationship at Alex Karp (2016–present) 2016→ Former Employee Palantir Technologies Former Employee at Palantir Technologies (2016–present) 2016→ Founder Anduril Industries Founder at Anduril Industries (2017–present) 2017→ Co-Founder/Business Partner Palmer Luckey Co-Founder/Business Partner at Palmer Luckey (2017–present) 2017→ Professional Network David Sacks Professional Network at David Sacks (2017–present) 2017→ Co-Founder And Executive Cha… Anduril Industries Co-Founder And Executive Chairman at Anduril Industries (2017–present) 2017→ Partner Founders Fund Partner at Founders Fund (2017–present) 2017→ Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Co-Founder at Palmer Luckey (2017–present) 2017→ Contractor (Via Anduril) US Department of Homela… Contractor (Via Anduril) at US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2017–present) 2017→ Portfolio Company Founder/Pa… Founders Fund Portfolio Company Founder/Partner Connection at Founders Fund (2017–present) 2017→

Conflict Zones (2)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2016–2026
Transition Team Service / Contractor (US Department of Defense (Pentagon)), Professional Network/Political Alignment (JD Vance), Former Employee (National Security Agency (NSA)), Former Employee (Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)) overlapping with Former Employee (Palantir Technologies)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2017–2026
Transition Team Service / Contractor (US Department of Defense (Pentagon)), Professional Network/Political Alignment (JD Vance), Former Employee (National Security Agency (NSA)), Former Employee (Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)), Contractor (Via Anduril) (US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)) overlapping with Founder (Anduril Industries), Co-Founder/Business Partner (Palmer Luckey), Co-Founder And Executive Chairman (Anduril Industries), Partner (Founders Fund), Co-Founder (Palmer Luckey), Portfolio Company Founder/Partner Connection (Founders Fund), Former Employee (Palantir Technologies)

All Roles & Relationships (15)

Sector Role Entity Period
GOVERNMENT Transition Team Service / Contractor US Department of Defense (Pentagon) 2016–present
GOVERNMENT Professional Network/Political Alignment JD Vance 2016–present
GOVERNMENT Former Employee National Security Agency (NSA) 2016–present
GOVERNMENT Former Employee Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2016–present
OTHER Professional Association/Investor Network Peter Thiel 2016–present
OTHER Former Employer Relationship Alex Karp 2016–present
CORPORATE Former Employee Palantir Technologies 2016–present
CORPORATE Founder Anduril Industries 2017–present
CORPORATE Co-Founder/Business Partner Palmer Luckey 2017–present
OTHER Professional Network David Sacks 2017–present
CORPORATE Co-Founder And Executive Chairman Anduril Industries 2017–present
CORPORATE Partner Founders Fund 2017–present
CORPORATE Co-Founder Palmer Luckey 2017–present
GOVERNMENT Contractor (Via Anduril) US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2017–present
CORPORATE Portfolio Company Founder/Partner Connection Founders Fund 2017–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Trae Stephens 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.