Charles G. Koch

Biography

 Mr. Charles G. Koch is a Co-Owner of Koch Industries, Inc. Mr. Koch serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Koch Supply & Trading, LP. Mr. Koch was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Koch Industries, Inc., since 1967. His employment was an engineer, Arthur D. Little, Inc. from 1959 to 1961; vice president, Koch Engineering Company, Inc. (Wichita) from 1961 to 1963 and as President from 1963 to 1971. He has been a Director of Intrust Financial Corporation since 1982. Mr. Koch serves as a Director of INVISTA S.à r.l, Koch Industries, Inc. and Georgia-Pacific LLC. Since 2003, Mr. Koch companies have invested more than $45 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. The concepts and practice of MBM® are described in Mr. Koch’s book, “The Science of Success,” published in February 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Mr. Koch is further developing the theories and expanding the practice of the MBM philosophy, as well as other applications of the science of human action, not only throughout Koch Industries, but also with scholars, non-profit leaders, government officials and other business leaders. Mr. Koch has received a number of honors and awards. Some of which are: Honorary Doctor of Science, from George Mason University, Honorary Doctor of Laws, from Babson College, Honorary Doctor of Commerce, from Washburn University, President's Medal, from Wichita State University in 2004, The Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, The Adam Smith Award, from the American Legislative Exchange Council, The Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award, from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Distinguished Citizen Award, from the Boy Scouts of America, Spirit of Justice Award, from The Heritage Foundation, Free Enterprise Award, from The Council for National Policy, The Tax Foundation's 2000 National Distinguished Service Award, The 1999 Director's Award for Global Vision in Energy, from the New York Mercantile Exchange, The Herman W. Lay Memorial Award, from The Association of Private Enterprise Education, The 1999 Governor's Arts Patrons Award from the Kansas Arts Commission, The Distinguished Service Citation, from the University of Kansas, Honorary Life Member in the Washburn Law School Association, Distinguished Citizen Award, from Kansas State University, Induction into the Kansas Oil and Gas Hall of Fame, Induction into the Wichita and Kansas Business Halls of Fame, Spirit of Excellence Award, from The Urban League of Wichita, Outstanding Humanitarian Award, from the Greater Wichita Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives , Wichita City Medallion, Wichita State University Entrepreneur in Residence, Wichita District Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year Individual Recognition Award, from Wichita/Sedgwick County Arts and Humanities Council, Uncommon Citizen Award from the Wichita Chamber of Commerce. He has continuously supported academic and public policy research (including a number of Nobel Prize winners) for nearly 50 years, with a special focus on developing voluntary, market-based solutions to social problems. This interest led Mr. Koch to found or help build a number of organizations, including the Institute for Humane Studies, Cato Institute, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Bill of Rights Institute and Market-Based Management Institute. Mr. Koch received a bachelor's in general engineering (1957) and two master's degrees in mechanical (nuclear) and chemical engineering (1958 and 1959, respectively) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the Co- Owner at Koch Industries, Inc.

Research Interest

  Crop Science and Technology