2026 Speakers
Jim Siders, CEO, Shield
Jim Siders joined Shield as CEO after nearly thirteen years at Palantir Technologies, where he began his tenure as a tech support contractor, worked in many facets of the company’s global IT organization, and ended with a four-year stint as CIO.
Prior to Palantir, Jim worked at arts nonprofits in the Pittsburgh, PA region and as a Genius Bar technician at Apple. A native of Champaign IL, Jim holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Carnegie Mellon University.