'Fear really drives him': is Alex Karp of Palantir the world's scariest CEO?

'Palantir is the embodiment, in a lot of ways, of him' Alex Karp. 'Palantir is the embodiment, in a lot of ways, of him' Alex Karp. 'Fear really drives him': is Alex Karp of Palantir the world's scariest CEO? His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. I n a recent interview, Alex Karp said that his company Palantir was "the most important software company in America and therefore in the world". He may well be right.