Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday that the company has lost employees and expects to lose more over his public support for Israel.
"If you have a position that does not cost you ever to lose an employee, it's not a position," Karp said in an interview on CNBC's"Money Movers."CEO Alex Karp said some staffers at his software company have exited due to his public support for Israel. And he expects to see more walk out the door.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyPalantir, known for its government contract work in defense and intelligence, has provided its technology to support the Ukrainian and Israeli militaries in their respective wars. Israel has vowed to defeat Hamas following the Palestinian militant group's rampage on Oct. 7 in southern Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people.
"We have a precedent in this culture where people are supposed to speak up," Karp said, regarding the way Palantir operates. He said that in his communications to his workforce, he doesn't promise to"tell you something you want to hear.""We're going to get as close to telling you how we see the world as we're legally and ethically allowed to," he said."We also do this externally.
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