Analysis
142 Trump Administration Officials with Palantir Financial Ties
Source: ProPublica Trump Team Financial Disclosures, April 8, 2026. 142 results — the most extensive conflict footprint of any company in the detention-industrial pipeline.
Direct Employment / Revolving Door (Most Serious)
Clark Minor — CTO/CIO, Department of Health & Human Services
- Was Palantir’s Global Head of Cloud (Aug 2013–Apr 2024)
- Held $1M–$5M in Palantir stock on entry
- Received $244K salary + $100K–$1M capital gains from Palantir RSUs
- Sold $1M–$5M in PLTR stock in July 2025 after entering government
Jacob Helberg — Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth
- Was Palantir’s Senior Advisor to the CEO (Sept 2023–present, disclosed as ongoing)
- Received $840K in consulting fees from Palantir Inc.
- Holds multiple tranches of Palantir stock ($100K–$250K)
- Role involves tech and trade policy directly affecting AI and data contracts
- Also holds Carlyle Group stock (see carlyle-group-detention)
James Caggy — Asst. Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities
- Received compensation from Palantir Technologies for consulting through private firm
- Also compensated by Anduril, Leidos, and Rebellion Defense
Thomas M. Williams — Associate Director for Defense, OMB
- Oversees defense appropriations (DOD administers WEXMAC-TITUS)
- Spouse was a Palantir employee with $1M–$5M in stock + $1M–$5M in vested options
- Spouse executed cashless exercise of Palantir options worth $1M–$5M (May 2025)
Joseph Jewell — Asst. Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology
- Held Palantir stock and stock options on entry
Justin P. Overbaugh — Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
- Disclosed PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A in transactions
Senior Officials Holding PLTR Stock
| Official | Role | Agency | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | President | White House | Directs detention expansion; holds PLTR stock |
| Stephen N. Miller | Deputy Chief of Staff / Homeland Security Advisor | White House | Architects mass deportation policy; holds PLTR |
| Kash Patel | FBI Director | DOJ | Oversees federal law enforcement; holds PLTR |
| Troy Dean Edgar | Deputy Secretary | DHS | #2 at DHS (oversees ICE); holds PLTR; sold shares March 2025 |
| Kevin R. Rhodes | Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy | OMB | Directly oversees all federal contracting policy; holds PLTR |
| Gregory J. Barbaccia | Federal Chief Information Officer | OMB | Directly oversees federal IT procurement; holds PLTR; former Palantir employee |
| Scott Aaron Kupor | Director | OPM | Holds PLTR ($182M net worth) |
| William J. Pulte | Director | FHFA | Holds PLTR |
| Edward Forst | Administrator | GSA | Holds PLTR ($15K-$50K) |
Why 142 Hits Matters
Palantir is not an incidental stock holding. It is the single most prevalent company across Trump administration financial disclosures in the detention-industrial space. The company:
- Runs ImmigrationOS — the targeting and case management backbone for all ICE operations ($30M + $139.3M + $1B no-bid)
- Has direct revolving-door employees in HHS (Minor), State (Helberg), and DOD (Caggy, Jewell, Overbaugh)
- Is held by the two OMB officials who oversee federal procurement (Rhodes — procurement policy; Barbaccia — IT procurement, also ex-Palantir)
- Is held by the DHS Deputy Secretary (Edgar) who oversees ICE
- Is held by the White House officials who designed the detention expansion (Miller, Trump)
- Is held by the GSA Administrator whose agency’s procurement role was bypassed (Forst)
The conflict is structural: the officials designing detention policy, overseeing procurement, and directing ICE operations all hold financial stakes in the company providing the software infrastructure for those operations.
Sources
- ProPublica Trump Team Financial Disclosures Database (April 8, 2026)
- See also: palantir-immigrationos-2025, palantir-icm-2022 (thiel-network KB)