Kash Patel — FBI Director with Palantir Stock and Goldman Sachs Holdings
Director, Department of Justice (FBI). Previously served on National Security Council and as Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense. Net worth $4.1M.
Managing Member of Trishul LLC (national security/defense/intelligence consulting, $500K-$1M). Director at Trump Media and Technology Group. Director at VK Integrated Systems. Managing Member of Dal Forno LLC. Director of Paytriots Inc (payment processing).
Conflict of Interest
Patel holds Palantir Technologies stock ($50,001-$100,000) while leading the FBI, which uses Palantir’s data-analytics platforms for immigration enforcement, counterterrorism, and investigative case management. Palantir is ICE’s primary technology contractor through its Investigative Case Management (ICM) system, and the FBI’s data-sharing arrangements with ICE flow through Palantir-built infrastructure.
He also holds Goldman Sachs ETFs (ActiveBeta US Large Cap GSLC at $15,001-$50,000; ActiveBeta International Equity GSIE and ActiveBeta Emerging Markets GEM each at $1,001-$15,000). Goldman Sachs has underwritten bonds for private prison companies and provided financial services to the detention industry.
Beyond financial holdings, Patel runs Trishul LLC, a national security/defense/intelligence consulting firm valued at $500K-$1M. The nature of this firm’s clients and whether any overlap with detention or surveillance contractors is undisclosed.
Financial Disclosures
Net worth: $4.1M (asset range $4.1M-$15M+)
Key detention-relevant holdings:
- Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A (PLTR) – $50,001-$100,000
- Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) – $15,001-$50,000
- Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF (GSIE) – $1,001-$15,000
- Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GEM) – $1,001-$15,000
- JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) – $15,001-$50,000
- Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META) – $15,001-$50,000
- Amazon.com (AMZN) – held via broader portfolio
Business interests:
- Trishul LLC (national security/defense/intelligence consulting) – $500K-$1M
- Elite Depot Ltd. (fashion management, unvested RSUs) – $1M-$5M
- Trump Media and Technology Group – Director
- VK Integrated Systems – Director
- Paytriots Inc. (payment processing) – Director
Notable transactions: Patel sold $50,001-$100,000 in Palantir stock on May 12, 2025, suggesting a partial divestiture. However, his disclosure still lists PLTR at $50,001-$100,000 in current holdings, indicating he retained a significant position.
Liabilities: Truist Bank mortgage ($250K-$500K), NelNet student loan ($15K-$50K).
Significance
Patel is the highest law enforcement official in the country with direct financial ties to Palantir, the company that builds the technological backbone of immigration enforcement. The FBI under Patel’s leadership shares data with ICE through systems Palantir built and maintains. Every decision about expanding data-sharing agreements, approving new surveillance tools, or cooperating with ICE enforcement operations is made by someone who profits when Palantir’s government contracts grow.
His Trishul LLC consulting firm ($500K-$1M in national security/defense/intelligence consulting) represents an additional channel of potential conflict – the firm’s client list is not public, and its overlap with the detention-industrial ecosystem is unknown.
Patel is one of at least 142 Trump administration officials with Palantir financial ties identified by ProPublica.