# Nicole Sanders

> Nicole Sanders is the co-founder and co-CEO of Foxtrot Services, a Washington, D.C.-headquartered enterprise AI and data engineering firm specializing in Palantir Foundry and AIP. After strategic and business-development roles at Lockheed Martin and Palantir, she co-founded Foxtrot with Christine Williams around a people-first thesis: durable AI adoption depends on trust, domain expertise, sound data foundations and close work with operators, not merely impressive demonstrations.

- **Role:** Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Foxtrot Services
- **Organizations:** Foxtrot Services, Palantir Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Piedmont Vista Group
- **Known for:** Co-founded and co-leads Foxtrot Services, a certified women-owned business focused on Palantir Foundry, AIP and enterprise AI delivery., Helped grow Foxtrot from two founders to a global team; Foxtrot’s website reported more than 85 employees in 2026., Built leadership experience across defense technology, enterprise software business development and AI implementation.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Served as Senior Manager, Strategic Programs at Lockheed Martin and was quoted on modularity and speed to capability for the Littoral Combat Ship.
- **Before 2023** — Served as Director of Business Development at Palantir Technologies after leadership roles at Lockheed Martin.
- **2023** — Co-founded Foxtrot Services with Christine Williams.
- **2024** — Represented Foxtrot at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference and described the company as a women-owned small business venture.
- **2025** — Appeared with Christine Williams and Martin Seebach on CodeStrap’s Code and Connor podcast to discuss AI adoption, trust, governance and ontology strategy.
- **2026** — Foxtrot announced a Series A led by Spicewood Ventures with participation from Scare the Bear Capital to expand commercial and federal delivery capacity.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and co-leads Foxtrot Services, a certified women-owned business focused on Palantir Foundry, AIP and enterprise AI delivery.
- Helped grow Foxtrot from two founders to a global team; Foxtrot’s website reported more than 85 employees in 2026.
- Built leadership experience across defense technology, enterprise software business development and AI implementation.
- Helped position Foxtrot for a 2026 Series A after the company reported remaining bootstrapped and profitable through rapid growth.
- Has advocated publicly for trust, governance and user adoption as core components of enterprise AI delivery.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Foxtrot highlighted Sanders and Christine Williams as women in science and technology and reported growth from two founders to 63 team members over two years.
- **2026-02** — Foxtrot Services announced a Series A led by Spicewood Ventures with participation from Scare the Bear Capital; the amount was not disclosed.
- **2025-09** — Sanders appeared on CodeStrap’s Code and Connor Episode 13 to discuss AI adoption, trust, governance, security and ontology strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://foxtrot-services.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-sanders-975bba1

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Last updated: 2026-08-26