Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder & CEO of Anduril Industries; former Palantir engineering director.
Brian Schimpf co-founded Anduril Industries in 2017 and serves as CEO. He spent roughly a decade at Palantir Technologies, rising to Director of Engineering, before Palmer Luckey, Matt Grimm, and Trae Stephens recruited him to lead the new venture; Fortune profiles him as Anduril's low-profile 'operational center of gravity' while Luckey remains its public face.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CEO, Anduril Industries
- Based in
- Costa Mesa, California, USA
- Prior experience
- Palantir Technologies
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Frequently asked
- Who is Brian Schimpf?
- Brian Schimpf co-founded Anduril Industries in 2017 and serves as CEO. He spent roughly a decade at Palantir Technologies, rising to Director of Engineering, before Palmer Luckey, Matt Grimm, and Trae Stephens recruited him to lead the new venture; Fortune profiles him as Anduril's low-profile 'operational center of gravity' while Luckey remains its public face.
- What is Brian Schimpf's role?
- Brian Schimpf is Co-Founder & CEO, Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
- Where did Brian Schimpf work before?
- Brian Schimpf's prior roles include Palantir Technologies.
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Co-founder and CEO of Anduril since its 2017 founding; previously director of engineering at Palantir; described as Anduril's operational center of gravity while Palmer Luckey is the public face
Fortune: Inside Anduril: Meet the quiet engineer-CEO building America's $31 billion weapons startupVerified2026-05-06 - 2
Listed as Co-Founder and CEO at Anduril Industries
LinkedIn: Brian Schimpf - Co-Founder and CEO at Anduril IndustriesVerified2026-07-20