Both co-founders of Palantir, Alex Karp and Peter Thiel, are on the steering committee of the Bilderberg group. ? Patrick Wood, Editor.

Elon Musk has left government, but another Silicon Valley player is making its mark in President Donald Trump's Washington: Palantir.

The software and data analytics company has garnered at least $300 million in new and expanded business since Trump took office for his second term, helping to make it the S&P's top performing stock of 2025. That includes contracts at the Federal Aviation Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as Fannie Mae, according to federal records.