Alexandra Schiff
Palantir TechnologiesAbout Alexandra Schiff
Alexandra Schiff, 44, is an independent director of Palantir Technologies Inc. and has served on the Board since July 2020. She is a journalist and author, having worked at The Wall Street Journal (2004–2005; 2013–2020), Condé Nast Portfolio (2006–2009), and written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Bloomberg Businessweek; she is currently working on her second book for Simon & Schuster. She holds a B.A. in English from Duke University .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wall Street Journal | Reporter | Jun 2004–Mar 2005; Apr 2013–Jun 2020 | Coverage experience; business acumen cited in Board rationale |
| Condé Nast Portfolio | Staff Writer; Contributing Editor | 2006–2009 | Contributed to business journalism; perspective valued by PLTR Board |
| Simon & Schuster | Author | Current | Second book under way; external thought leadership |
External Roles
- No other public company directorships disclosed for Ms. Schiff in PLTR’s 2025 proxy .
- No committee chair roles outside PLTR disclosed .
Board Governance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Independence | Board determined Schiff is independent under Nasdaq rules |
| Committee Assignments | Member, Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee (CNG) |
| Committee Chair Roles | None disclosed for Schiff; CNG members are Moore and Schiff |
| Audit Committee | Current members: Woersching (Chair), Moore, Stat; Schiff is not an Audit Committee member |
| Attendance | In FY2024, each incumbent director attended ≥75% of Board and applicable committee meetings; Board held 4 meetings; CNG held 8 meetings; Audit held 5 meetings |
| Executive Sessions | Non-employee directors meet in executive session at least twice a year, led by independent directors |
| Interlocks | During 2024, CNG members (Moore, Schiff) were not officers; no executive officer of PLTR served on another company’s board/comp committee with interlocking implications |
Fixed Compensation
| Year | Cash Components | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Board annual retainer | 40,000 |
| 2024 | CNG Committee member retainer | 12,500 |
| 2024 | Total Fees Earned by Schiff | 52,500 |
- Policy cap: Non-Founder Outside Director total compensation capped at $750,000 per fiscal year (initial year cap $1,500,000) .
Performance Compensation
| Award Type | Grant Value ($) | Shares (RSUs) | Grant Timing | Vesting | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual RSU | 299,992 | 12,610 | First trading day after annual meeting | Vests on earlier of 1-year anniversary or immediately before next annual meeting, subject to continued service | 2024 award and share count disclosed as of 12/31/2024 |
| Initial RSU (policy) | 400,000 | N/A | Upon first becoming outside director | 1/3 on each of the 1-, 2-, 3-year anniversaries, subject to continued service | Policy terms (applies to initial grants) |
| Change in Control (Outside Director Awards) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Full vesting; performance goals deemed achieved at 100% | Applies to outside director awards under 2020 Plan |
| Clawback Administration | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | CNG Committee reviews/adopts clawback policies as necessary or required by law |
- Performance metrics: No explicit performance-based metrics disclosed for director RSU awards (time-based vesting framework per policy) .
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Company/Institution | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| None disclosed | — | PLTR proxy biography lists journalism/writing roles; no other public boards noted |
- Committee interlocks: None involving Schiff; CNG members were non-employees; no reciprocal executive-comp committee overlaps by PLTR executives in 2024 .
Expertise & Qualifications
- Education: B.A. in English, Duke University .
- Background: Experienced journalist with contributions to major publications; brings business acumen and external perspectives valued by PLTR’s Board .
- Board-selected rationale: “Business acumen and unique perspectives as a journalist” .
Equity Ownership
| As of | Class A Shares | Class B Shares | RSUs (vesting/settlement within 60 days) | Ownership % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2025 | 184,617 | 10,000 | 12,610 | <1% (per table notation) |
- Pledging: No share pledging disclosed for Schiff; Moore’s pledge is disclosed separately (1,000,000 Class A) highlighting PLTR’s practice of disclosing pledges, but Schiff’s footnote shows none .
- Founder voting control/dual-class context: Not directly applicable to Schiff; Board independence determinations considered related party transactions and ownership .
Insider Trades (Form 4)
| Transaction Date | Type | Shares | Price ($) | Post-Transaction Ownership | SEC Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | Award (RSU settlement) | 2,348 | 0.00 | 186,965 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 200 | 83.425 | 191,193 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 1,700 | 84.6647 | 189,493 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 1,700 | 85.7312 | 187,793 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 700 | 86.7543 | 187,093 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 900 | 88.0233 | 186,193 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 1,300 | 89.0985 | 184,893 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | 276 | 90.1283 | 184,617 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sale | 500 | 101.622 | 194,893 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sale | 1,300 | 102.85 | 193,593 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sale | 600 | 103.7167 | 192,993 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sale | 1,000 | 104.938 | 191,993 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sale | 600 | 106.0567 | 191,393 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Sale | 1,005 | 70.2349 | 198,388 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Sale | 1,800 | 71.335 | 196,588 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Sale | 500 | 72.242 | 196,088 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Sale | 500 | 73.546 | 195,588 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Sale | 195 | 75.1628 | 195,393 | |
| 2024-06-06 | Award (RSU settlement) | 12,610 | 0.00 | 199,393 | |
| 2024-04-01 | Sale | 5,000 | 22.7434 | 186,783 | |
| 2024-03-01 | Sale | 5,000 | 24.9097 | 191,783 | |
| 2024-02-01 | Sale | 4,000 | 16.2 | 196,783 | |
| 2024-01-03 | Sale | 4,000 | 16.11 | 200,783 |
Governance Assessment
- Committee effectiveness and engagement: Schiff serves on the CNG Committee, which met 8 times in 2024 and oversees executive compensation, director pay, governance policies, succession planning, and clawbacks; the committee also engaged Semler Brossy for compensation risk assessment and concluded policies do not encourage inappropriate risk-taking .
- Independence and attendance: Board affirmed her independence; attendance met ≥75% threshold for Board and committee meetings in 2024, supporting engagement .
- Compensation alignment: Director pay is modest (2024: $52,500 cash; $299,992 RSUs), with time-based annual vesting and change-in-control acceleration standard for outside directors; annual compensation capped at $750,000, indicating control of pay levels .
- Ownership and trading signals: Beneficial ownership is small relative to outstanding shares (<1%); RSUs vest annually per policy; multiple open-market sales were disclosed in 2024–2025 alongside periodic RSU settlements, a typical pattern for outside directors managing holdings (no hedging/pledging disclosed for Schiff) .
- Conflicts and related-party exposure: Proxy’s related-party transactions section focuses on Founder-linked commercial relationships; no Schiff-specific related-party transactions are disclosed, and independence determination considered such factors .
RED FLAGS
- None disclosed specific to Schiff (no pledging, no related-party transactions tied to her). Note: Change-in-control acceleration applies to outside director awards (standard but investors may monitor for entrenchment risk) .