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I’m the CTO of Palantir. Today I Join the Army.
Shyam Sankar is the CTO of tech company Palantir. (Aaron Schwartz/Alamy Live News)
My father grew up in a mud hut in India. America gave him—and me—a life. Now technologists like me need to give back.
By Shyam Sankar
06.13.25
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Later today, on the eve of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, I will raise my right hand, take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and commission as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve’s newly formed Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps.

Receiving their commissions at my side will be some of the most impressive minds from the world of…

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Shyam Sankar
Shyam Sankar is the CTO of the tech company Palantir, and recently joined the U.S. Army.
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