Alex Karp, longtime CEO of data mining company Palantir ... He often wears brightly colored athletic wear, keeps Tai Chi swords in his offices, and was known to practice martial arts on his ...

Alex Karp made the list. The CEO and co-founder ... practices martial arts, keeps Tai chi swords, and can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 3 minutes, according to an MSN profile.

Alex Karp, CEO of the controversial and successful data mining company Palantir, is an eccentric leader, even by Silicon ...