Billionaires

Palantir’s 525% Stock Surge Makes CTO Shyam Sankar the Firm’s Fifth Billionaire

Shyam SankarPhotographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Palantir Technologies Inc.’s unstoppable rally the past year has yielded more than sixfold gains for investors, and created monumental wealth for its founders and early employees.

As the stock continues its relentless climb, it has made Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar a billionaire, joining four Palantir co-founders whose stakes have also grown to 10 figures or more.