Chase Koch

Person

Son of Charles Koch, founder of Koch Disruptive Technologies, and driver of technological innovation.


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Summary

Charles Chase Koch is an American businessman and venture capitalist who serves as the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries (now Koch, Inc.) and the founder and CEO of Koch Disruptive Technologies. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he is the son of billionaire Charles Koch and has spent his career within the family conglomerate, starting with manual labor at a Kansas feed yard before rising through leadership roles in Koch Fertilizer and Koch Agronomic Services. Recognizing operational limitations in traditional business models, he pivoted to establish Koch Disruptive Technologies to champion permissionless innovation and explore emerging trends like AI through internal testing environments such as Koch Labs. Beyond his corporate roles, he is a central figure in the Koch family's philanthropic efforts, chairing Stand Together Ventures and serving on the boards of Stand Together and the Charles Koch Foundation, where he focuses on social entrepreneurship, education reform, and community-based solutions to urban violence.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Gender

    Male

  • Education

    B.B.A. in Business Marketing, Texas A&M University (2000)

  • Full Name

    Charles Chase Koch

  • Occupation

    Businessman, Venture Capitalist

  • Citizenship

    United States

  • Date of Birth

    1977-06-15

  • Place of Birth

    Wichita, Kansas, United States

  • Current Position

    Executive Vice President, Koch Industries; CEO, Koch Disruptive Technologies

Timeline
  • Born in Wichita, Kansas. (Source: Wikidata)

    1977-06-15

  • Began first job at age 15 at a Koch feed yard in Syracuse, Kansas, performing manual labor. (Source: Web Search (Wikipedia))

    1992-06-01

  • Involved in a vehicular accident resulting in the death of 12-year-old Zachary Seibert; later pled guilty to misdemeanor vehicular homicide. (Source: Web Search (Wikipedia))

    1993-09-01

  • Graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in business marketing. (Source: Web Search (Milken Institute))

    2000-05-01

  • Worked for a consulting firm in Texas following university graduation. (Source: Web Search (Milken Institute))

    2000-01-01

  • Returned to Wichita to work as a financial analyst for Koch Equity Development Group. (Source: Web Search (Milken Institute))

    2003-01-01

  • Joined Koch Nitrogen Company, serving in regional management and global supply positions. (Source: Web Search (Milken Institute))

    2006-01-01

  • Appointed President of Koch Fertilizer, LLC. (Source: Web Search (Wikipedia))

    2013-01-01

  • Served as President of Koch Agronomic Services. (Source: Web Search (Wikipedia))

    2016-01-01

  • Founded Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) to focus on venture capital and technological innovation. (Source: Document 55c5ba4c-d2b8-4c11-b9ca-1afc406bc189)

    2017-11-01

Chase Koch

Charles Chase Koch ( KOHK; born June 15, 1977), is an American businessman and the son of Charles Koch, the co-owner, CEO, and chairman of Koch Industries. Koch directs the venture capital company Koch Disruptive Technologies, and is a leading figure in Koch Industries and the family's philanthropic activities.

Web Search Results
  • Chase Koch - Influence Watch

    Chase Koch is the chairman of Stand Together Ventures, a network that focuses on developing solutions that break barriers for businesses. It is a donor network to support various organizations and public policy initiatives. 3 Among the primary organizations funded is Urban Specialists, a nonprofit based in Dallas, Texas, that says it wants to “work to change the cultural environment of communities to stop senseless violence.” 1 [...] Chase Koch is the son of billionaire Charles Koch and nephew of the late David Koch. 1 The year Chase Koch was born, Charles Koch contributed seed money for the libertarian think tank Cato Institute. In 1980, David Koch was the vice-presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. 2 Chase Koch is a board member of Koch Industries, which has a reported $115 billion in revenue and operates in 70 countries. 4 Chase Koch is the only member of his family who currently works for Koch Industries. His sister Elizabeth Koch runs a publishing house, while the children of David Koch are much younger. 5 [...] Chase Koch visited with Urban Specialists founder and CEO Omar Jahwar and walked through violence-plagued neighborhoods that the nonprofit works in. Urban Specialists became the flagship beneficiary of Stand Together, which also offered business lessons in market-based management and how to scale up. Since that time, Urban Specialists expanded to Atlanta, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2

  • Chase Koch | Milken Institute

    Chase Koch is the founder and CEO of Koch Disruptive Technologies, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. He partners with principled entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies that can disrupt the economy and improve lives on an unprecedented scale. Chase began his career at Koch Industries in 1993 at a feed yard in Syracuse, Kansas, learning important life lessons from manual labor and hard work. After graduating from Texas A&M University in 2000 with a degree in business marketing, he worked in Texas for a consulting firm. In 2003, he returned to Wichita as a financial analyst for Koch Equity Development Group. In 2006, Chase joined Koch Nitrogen Company, serving in regional management and global supply positions. He later served in multiple leadership positions for both [...] He later served in multiple leadership positions for both Koch Fertilizer, LLC and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC. These experiences helped form his commitment to disrupting old business models and charting a new path. Chase serves as a board member and Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, Inc. His commitment to discovering disruptive solutions led him to found Stand Together Ventures, a network of business leaders focused on breaking social barriers and unleashing every person’s potential by investing in game-changing groups and companies. Chase also launched Stand Together Music, which uses the power of music to unite people to solve social problems and help others improve their lives, notably through Stand Together Jam Together. He also serves as a board member to the Charles [...] Together. He also serves as a board member to the Charles Koch Foundation and Stand Together.

  • Chase Koch - Wikipedia

    Chase played basketball at the local YMCA and attended Wichita Collegiate School. In his teens, he worked on his family's ranches. His first job, at age 15, was at Koch's feed yard in Syracuse, Kansas, where he spent the summer digging post holes and shoveling bovine ordure. He later said that although "I hated Koch Industries at the time," the experience taught him "a critical life lesson about the importance of hard work." In September 1993, at age 16, Koch ran a red light, hitting twelve-year-old Zachary Seibert with his car. Zachary died shortly thereafter at a local hospital. Chase pled guilty to a charge of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and 18 months of probation. [...] expressed concern about urban violence and police shootings and has lent his support to a nonprofit called Urban Specialists. [...] In 2006, Koch began working for Koch Nitrogen Company, serving as a regional manager and in global supply. He was appointed president of Koch Fertilizer in 2013 and later named executive vice president of Koch Agronomic Services. As of 2016, he was president of Koch Agronomic Services.

  • Charles Koch - Wikipedia

    Charles de Ganahl Koch (/k oʊ k/_KOHK_; born November 1, 1935) 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. Charles and David each owned 42% of the conglomerate. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, then expanded the business.( Koch Industries is the largest privately held company by revenue in the United States, according to Forbes.( [...] Koch has been married to his wife Liz since 1972.( He has two children, Chase Koch and Elizabeth Koch "Elizabeth Koch (publisher)").( Charles and his three brothers have all suffered from prostate cancer.( Koch "rarely grants media interviews and prefers to keep a low profile".( "Time (magazine)")_ magazine included Charles and David Koch among the most influential people of 2011. According to the magazine, the list includes "activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry." The article describes the brothers' commitment to free-market principles, the growth and development of their business, and their support for Tea Party organizations and political candidates.( Koch lives in Wichita, Kansas,( and has homes in Indian Wells, California,( and Aspen, [...] and has homes in Indian Wells, California,( and Aspen, Colorado.( Koch is irreligious.(

  • Chase Koch - Koch

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Koch Chiropractic Clinic, Broadway Street, Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, 69033, United States

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