Dr. Mike Gallagher is the Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies.
From 2017 to 2024, Dr. Mike Gallagher represented Wisconsin’s 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Congress he was a leading voice on the need to restore conventional deterrence and maritime primacy in the Indo-Pacific, the decline of warfighting focus within the Pentagon, the nature of the Chinese Communist Party, and how to reform the legislative branch.
Prior to Congress, Dr. Gallagher served for seven years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps as a counterintelligence/human intelligence and regional affairs officer for the Middle East and North Africa. Dr. Gallagher received the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award bestowed on an individual outside of the Department of the Navy. Dr. Gallagher earned a PhD in international relations from Georgetown University along with multiple master's degrees in security studies, government, and strategic intelligence.