Oliver Palmer

Oliver Palmer has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Oliver is currently a Co-Founder and COO at Swarm Aero, a position they have held since 2022. Prior to this, Oliver worked at The Voleon Group from 2018 to 2022, serving as the General Manager of Algorithmic Strategies and later as the Strategy Director. At The Voleon Group, Oliver built and led a team for ultra-low-latency, high volume algorithmic trading and was a Board Director for multi-national entities.

Before joining The Voleon Group, Oliver was the Director of Strategy at Tanium from 2017 to 2018, where they led a "category creation" initiative and worked on strategic projects. Oliver also served as an Innovation Hub Advisor at Embraer US from 2016 to 2017 and was a Co-Founder and COO of a Stealth Machine Learning Startup during the same period.

Oliver's experience also includes working at StartX as a Venture Capital and Business Development professional from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, they held positions at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where they served as the Director of Taiwan and China Country Director, advising the Secretary of Defense on Taiwan and China strategy and policy. During their time at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Oliver negotiated arms sales totaling nearly $2B and supported the Secretary of Defense on foreign trips and internal strategy.

Oliver's career started at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where they worked as a Junior Fellow from 2011 to 2012. Overall, Oliver Palmer's work experience demonstrates their expertise in various areas, including COO roles, strategy development, algorithmic trading, and government advisory.

Oliver Palmer pursued their education chronologically, starting with their Bachelor's degree in the field of Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Policy from Princeton University, which they completed from 2005 to 2011. Following this, they attended Fudan University in 2010 for a brief period, although the details of any degree or field of study are not provided. Finally, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which they obtained between 2015 and 2017.