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Shannon Clark

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Business Development at Palantir Technologies
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Shannon Clark is the Head of Defense Growth at Palantir, where she has driven innovation for over twelve years. Her commitment to national security began after witnessing the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon from her Georgetown University apartment, leading to a distinguished government career including Director for Counterterrorism at the White House.

She is a prominent voice on implementing AI in defense, speaking at events like the Reagan National Defense Forum and on various podcasts. Shannon is passionate about bridging the gap between government needs and private sector technology, ensuring warfighters have the best tools available.

Her experience as an analyst in Afghanistan prior to joining Palantir fuels her focus on delivering technology that she believes would have made her a "much better analyst. "

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Business Development
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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AI in Defense
Leads Palantir's work on Project Maven and frequently speaks on the challenges and benefits of deploying AI in legacy Department of Defense systems.
National Security
A defining passion that started on 9/11 and shaped her career, from serving as a counterterrorism analyst and White House Director to her current role at Palantir.
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Career

Work history

8-2012
Business Development
Palantir Technologies
7-2021
Defense & Government Relations Advisor
Cambium
8-2010 - 7-2011
Director for Counterterrorism
The White House
11-2004 - 7-2010
Analyst
United States Department of Defense
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Education
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Harvard University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Georgetown University
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