Founders Fund partner; co-founder Anduril Industries
| Sector | Role | Entity | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE | Affiliation | Thiel Capital | 2014–present |
| CORPORATE | Investor | Peter Thiel | 2016–present |
| CORPORATE | Employment | Alex Karp | 2016–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Contractor | US Department of Defense (Pentagon) | 2016–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Employment | National Security Agency (NSA) | 2016–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Employment | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | 2016–present |
| CORPORATE | Employment | Palantir Technologies | 2016–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Former Employment | Embassy of Afghanistan | 2016–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Affiliation | JD Vance | 2016–present |
| CORPORATE | Industry Association | Craft Ventures LLC | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Affiliation | US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | 2017–present |
| CORPORATE | Founder | Anduril Industries | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Potential Customer | Special Operations Command (SOCOM) | 2017–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Background Investigation | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Professional Network | David Sacks | 2017–present |
| CORPORATE | Founder | Founders Fund | 2017–present |
| CORPORATE | Partner | Founders Fund | 2017–present |
| CORPORATE | Founder | Palmer Luckey | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Regulatory Filing | Form D | 2017–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Contractor | US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Oversight | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) | 2017–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Venture Capital Intermediary | Unit 8200 (IDF) | 2018–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Potential Testimony Venue | Senate Armed Services Committee | 2018–present |
| OTHER | Affiliation | Anduril Industries PAC | 2020–present |
| OTHER | Affiliation | Donald Trump | 2020–present |
| POLITICAL | Political Contribution | Trump Victory | 2020–present |
| OTHER | Regulatory Filing | Securities and Exchange Commission | 2021–present |
| CORPORATE | Business Context | SPAC Analytics | 2021–present |
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.
