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Stephen Cohen

American computer scientist and entrepreneur

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Stephen Andrew Cohen is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder, president and secretary of Palantir Technologies, a platform for analyzing integration and visualizing data used by governments and businesses. He is credited with creating the initial prototype of Palantir in eight weeks. Since then, he has interviewed over 4,500 candidates and continues to be actively involved in Palantir. Previously to Palantir, Cohen worked with Peter Thiel at Clarium Capital. He also served as an adviser to BackType prior to its acquisition by Twitter in 2011. Cohen is a billionaire. By 9 August 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth as $6.1 billion.

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Born
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Place of birth
California wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
computer scientist, businessperson wd
Education
Stanford University wd

Questions

When was Stephen Cohen born?
Stephen Cohen was born on 30 September 1982 in California.
Where did Stephen Cohen study?
Stephen Cohen was educated at Stanford University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Stephen Cohen · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q16204157 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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"Stephen Cohen". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/stephen-cohen. Retrieved 6 November 2026.

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