Louis Mosley (born c. February 1983) is a British businessman and politician who is currently CEO of Palantir UK. A member of the Mosley family, Mosley is also a former Conservative Party councillor.[2]
Louis Mosley | |
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| Born | c. February 1983 (age 43)[1] |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
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| Known for | CEO, Palantir Technologies UK |
Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Oswald Mosley (paternal grandfather) Diana Mosley (paternal grandmother) Mary Anna Marten (maternal grandmother) Max Mosley (paternal uncle) Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne (paternal half-uncle) Desmond Guinness (paternal half-uncle) Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (paternal half-uncle) Napier Marten (maternal uncle) |
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Family background and early life
editLouis Mosley was born in February 1983 to Oswald Alexander Mosley and Charlotte Marten. His paternal grandparents were Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), and Diana Mitford, one of the Mitford sisters. His maternal grandparents were British Museum trustee, Mary Anna Marten (née Sturt), and Lieutenant Commander Toby Marten, son of Francis Arthur Marten. His maternal great-grandparents were Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington and Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor. His maternal uncle is Napier Marten and his first cousin was Constance Marten. His paternal uncle was Max Mosley (1940–2021), former President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), while his paternal half-uncles were merchant banker Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne (born 1930), the Irish preservationist Desmond Guinness (1931–2020), and novelist Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (1923–2017). His paternal half-first cousins were writer Ivo Mosley, the Hon. Catherine Ingrid Guinness, Daphne Guinness, Patrick Guinness and his paternal half first cousins once removed are Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale, Lady Mary Charteris, and Jasmine Guinness.
Mosley stated in 2026 that he had "made [his] peace" with people making assumptions about him based on his surname, but said "I don't think people should be judged on the basis of beliefs their grandparents may have held."[1]
Mosley was educated at Westminster School and later went up to Worcester College, Oxford, graduating in 2006.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editMosley's first job after university was at the Centre for Global Studies under Robert Skidelsky, who had previously authored a biography of Mosley's grandfather Oswald.[3][4][5] After working in at a failed technology start-up, Mosley entered politics as a research assistant in the office of Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border, Rory Stewart, supporting with constituent projects. He ran as a Conservative councillor in the 2011 Brompton ward by-election in Kensington and Chelsea following the death of sitting councillor Iain Hanham; he won by over 600 votes, serving until 2014.[3][6][7] He was later reportedly selected as a Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for the 2017 United Kingdom general election, only to be removed by the CCHQ after a tabloid discovered his familial connections.[1] That year, he delivered a speech at the Conservative Party Conference as chairman of the Hackney Conservative Association, arguing favour of mental health provision and warning against the stigmatising nature of everyday language.[8] He subsequently ran again as a councillor in the Hoxton East & Shoreditch ward in the 2018 Hackney London Borough Council election, placing 12th of 13 candidates.[9]
Palantir
editMosley worked in finance for a number of years, including at Santander UK, before moving to American technology firm Palantir in 2016.[4] He is currently the CEO of Palantir's UK division, which employs about 25% of its total global workforce.[10] In May 2025, Mosley was appointed to the Ministry of Defence’s Industrial Joint Council, formed of industry and government officials supporting innovation, financing, and partnership in the UK's defence sector.[11]
Mosley has had several high profile public moments with respect to Palantir's business in the UK. In May 2025, he publicly stated the UK's request for digital identification cards did not have the proper privacy safeguards, and Palantir would not assist the government with this project.[12] Contrarily, and as a result of public scepticism of the firm, in July 2025 he provided testimony to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the House of Commons with respect to Palantir's bidding strategy for data management projects at the NHS during the COVID-19 crisis and subsequent contracts.[13] This testimony came after years of debate about the UK government's relationship with the firm, beginning with the uncovering of exchanges between the Conservative government in 2019 with Mosley, discussing the potential for contracting with the NHS.[14] He has also publicly spoken strongly in favour of his firm selling defence technology to Israel during the on-going Gaza genocide, stating that the West is allied with the state of Israel.[15]
In December 2025, Palantir won a three year government contract with the Ministry of Defence worth £240 million, after hiring four ex-Ministry of Defence workers to the company's UK division in the same year.[16]
Mosley continues to lead the company's growing share of work in the defence sector, supporting the deployment of AI and other advanced technologies across government functions.[17]
Personal life
editMosley has been married to Nura Khan, since 3 May 2014; they have four children.[18]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Wright, Oliver (2026-04-03). "Louis Mosley: Our critics are putting ideology over patient safety". The Times. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Tatler (2011-07-14). "The Cartier International Polo". Tatler. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- 1 2 Wilding, Mark. "How Palantir infiltrated the state". Prospectmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- 1 2 Francisco, Danny Fortson, San (2020-10-03). "Palantir's British boss offers defence of security giant". The Times. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Who is Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley and why is he everywhere?". The National. 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ Council Meeting Notes. Results of the By-election. 9 June 2011. Accessible at: https://rbkc.moderngov.co.uk/Committees/Data/Council/201106221830/Agenda/3(i)%20By-election%20results.pdf
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brompton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Saying 'Loony Left' Stigmatises Mental Health Conditions, Says Tory". HuffPost UK. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Council election results | Hackney Council". hackney.gov.uk. Hoxton East and Shoreditch ward election results. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Palantir Boss Louis Mosley: Keir Starmer 'Gets' AI, 'You Could See In His Eyes'". Politics Home. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "First meeting of defence industry body to forge new partnership and industry mobilisation". GOV.UK. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ Douthat, Ross; Boyd, Sophia Alvarez (2025-10-30). "Opinion | What Palantir Sees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Oral evidence: Digital centre of government, HC 790". committees.parliament.uk. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "UK trade department courted US firm Palantir over 'untapped' NHS data potential". POLITICO. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ Field, Matthew (2025-05-25). "Police use Silicon Valley tech to track criminals". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline". OpenDemocracy. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ Bloomberg Technology (2025-11-14). Defense Tech: Palantir's Mosley on AI, Warfare, and the End of US Unipolarity. Retrieved 2026-01-30 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Who is Louis Mosley, the man tasked with defending Palantir against its critics?