Vruthik Thakkar: “Software as a whole has failed to move as fast as promised”

The following is a conversation with Vruthik Thakkar, tracing his path from his birthplace in Mumbai to his transformative work here at Palantir. Raised in New Jersey, Vruthik's early years in the USA were punctuated by a return to India, where he gained a profound appreciation for his cultural heritage and an understanding of the differences in educational systems. This experience fueled his appreciation for American creativity and problem-solving, which he carried with him to the University of Michigan, pivoting from aerospace engineering to data science.