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Charles de Ganahl Koch is an American businessman, engineer, and philanthropist. As of May 2025, he is ranked as the 22nd richest man in the world on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with an estimated net worth of US$71.4 billion. Koch has been co-owner, chairman, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries since 1967, while his late brother David Koch served as executive vice president. Charl…
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business · American businessman and philanthropist (born 1935) · businessperson · also Charles Koch, Charles G. Koch, Charles de Ganahl Koch, Koch
Born 1 November 1935 · Q1066551
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the short-term infatuation with quarterly earnings on Wall Street restricts the earnings potential of Fortune 500 publicly traded firms.
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“a huge debt of gratitude to the giants who created the Austrian School [of economics]. They developed principles that enabled me to gain an understanding of how the world works, and these ideas were a catalyst in the development of Market-Based Management.”
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“the short-term infatuation with quarterly earnings on Wall Street restricts the earnings potential of Fortune 500 publicly traded firms.”
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“My father wanted me to work as if I was the poorest person in the world.”
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The Business Journals: Charles Koch named to Fortune's list of 100 most powerful people in business
The Business Journals: Charles Koch and Dave Robertson, 2024 Power 50
Ellis Island Honors Society presented Charles Koch with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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Koch was named one of the US' top 'climate villains' by The Guardian
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Reports in several media published statements made during an interview with The Wall Street Journal by Koch about his regret that he had contributed significantly to the development of hyper-partisanship in the United St
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Koch's Koch Industries donated $2
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “"A Koch brothers-funded study ... shows that Medicare-for-all is actually much cheaper than the current system that we pay right now.”” Not What Study Says.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “"Facebook Will Give Koch Brothers ‘Unprecedented Access’ to Our Personal Information"” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."” Half True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Charles and Elizabeth Koch contributed nearly $500,000 to Paul Ryan’s fundraising committee after the GOP tax plan passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “The Koch brothers have endorsed Hillary Clinton for President over any of her Republican rivals.” Mostly False.
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Reported net worth: $42.9B (as of 2015).
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Snopes rated the claim “The Koch brothers bought NPR and stopped the broadcaster's coverage of climate change.” False.
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“the fundamental concepts of dignity, respect, equality before the law and personal freedom are under attack by the nation”
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AdvisoryCloud ranked him number two on their Top Chief Executive List
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$36 billion) according to the Forbes 400 list
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To the Heartland Institute, an American conservative and libertarian public policy think tank known for climate change denial
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Koch was awarded the William E
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Won Giuseppe Motta Medal (2010).
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Koch was included in Businessweek's list of top 50 American givers
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Koch Industries generated $90 billion in revenue, a growth of 2000 times over, which represents an annual compounded return of 18%
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MBM is "based on rules of just conduct, economic thinking, and sound mental models", harnessing the dispersed knowledge of employees just as markets harness knowledge in society
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The Adam Smith Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council
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Koch Industries donated $6 million to renovate the Wichita State University basketball arena
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“tends to be a nasty, corrupting business ... I”
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Co-founded the Cato Institute with Edward H
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Koch has been married to his wife Liz since 1972.
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Became president of the business, which was then a medium-sized oil firm
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Moved back to Wichita to join his father's business, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company (now known as Koch Industries)
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Born 1935-11-01.
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