Palmer Luckey is founder of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company building autonomous systems and AI for national security. He previously founded Oculus VR, acquired by Meta. Anduril materials identify him as founder; Brian Schimpf serves as CEO.123
At a glance
- Current role
- Founder
- Company
- Anduril Industries
- Fields
- Robotics, Chips and hardware
- Sources cited
- 3
- Profile reviewed
Accomplishments
Anduril
Luckey founded Anduril in 2017. Company pages describe Anduril's Lattice software and autonomous systems; Schimpf is listed as CEO while Luckey remains founder.12
Oculus
Before Anduril, Luckey founded Oculus VR, whose Rift headset helped restart the consumer VR market before Facebook (Meta) acquired the company.3
Timeline
Where they work
- Anduril Industries 2 people in the wiki
Open roles at Anduril Industries (2,526)
- Engineer, Manager - MRB/SustainmentCosta Mesa, California, United StatesPosted Oct 24, 2026
- Business Operations Analyst, Connected WarfareSeattle, Washington, United StatesPosted Oct 23, 2026
- Program Financial Analyst, AD&SCosta Mesa, California, United StatesPosted Oct 23, 2026
Related people
- Brian SchimpfAlso at Anduril Industries
- Satish JeyachandranChips and hardware · Robotics
- Bernt BørnichRobotics · Chips and hardware
- Nicholas PaineRobotics · Chips and hardware
- Russ TedrakeRobotics
- Bob McGrewRobotics
- Sudeep BhojaChips and hardware
- Michael BalabanChips and hardware
- Suzanne GildertRobotics
- Pat GelsingerChips and hardware
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References
3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · data updated Oct 23, 2026