Trae Stephens
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Anduril Industries; Founders Fund partner.
Trae Stephens grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, and studied Regional and Comparative Studies of the Middle East at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service before working in computational linguistics within the U.S. intelligence community. He joined Palantir in 2008, leading its defense, intelligence, and international-expansion teams, before Peter Thiel recruited him to Founders Fund in 2013 (partner from 2014); in 2017 he co-founded Anduril with former Palantir colleagues Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm, and Joe Chen. He has also co-founded Varda Space Industries and serves on the U.S. Defense Innovation Board.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Anduril Industries; Partner, Founders Fund
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Prior experience
- Palantir Technologies, Founders Fund
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Affiliated funds1
Frequently asked
- Who is Trae Stephens?
- Trae Stephens grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, and studied Regional and Comparative Studies of the Middle East at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service before working in computational linguistics within the U.S. intelligence community. He joined Palantir in 2008, leading its defense, intelligence, and international-expansion teams, before Peter Thiel recruited him to Founders Fund in 2013 (partner from 2014); in 2017 he co-founded Anduril with former Palantir colleagues Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm, and Joe Chen. He has also co-founded Varda Space Industries and serves on the U.S. Defense Innovation Board.
- What is Trae Stephens's role?
- Trae Stephens is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Anduril Industries; Partner, Founders Fund, based in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Where did Trae Stephens work before?
- Trae Stephens's prior roles include Palantir Technologies, Founders Fund.
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