Charles de Ganahl Koch (born November 1, 1935) is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held company by revenue in the U.S.[1]. Photo of Charles Koch (public domain) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of Charles Koch (public domain) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Koch Industries, Inc. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

From 1961, when Koch went to work at his father's business, through 2006, the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 grew about 110-fold, assuming the reinvestment of dividends. During that same period, the value of Koch Industries grew nearly 2,000-fold, using the same assumptions. The growth of Koch companies has been achieved both through acquisitions and through expansion and broadening of existing businesses. Koch companies also exit or decrease their investments in businesses based on a continuous evaluation process that compares their internal value to their market value. (See Koch Industries acquisitions and related milestones.) The Standard and Poors Corporation (S&P), a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill, is a company that performs financial research and analysis on stocks and debt instruments. ... Koch Industries, Inc. ...

Much of Koch Industries' success can be traced to Mr. Koch's interest in and commitment to scientific and social progress, which led to the development and implementation of the Market-Based Management® business philosophy. The concepts and practice of MBM® are described in Mr. Koch’s book, The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World’s Largest Private Company, 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.

Koch's academic life was spent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1957, he received a bachelor's degree in general engineering. He also received a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1958 and a masters degree in chemical engineering in 1960. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Koch was born and lives in Wichita, Kansas, one of four sons of Fred C. and Mary Robinson Koch. Koch and his wife, Liz, have two children, Elizabeth and Chase. Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick  - Mayor Carlos Mayans Area    - City 359. ... Fred C. Koch born Quanah, Texas (1900-1967) was the father of both David and Charles Koch. ...

Koch is a libertarian and supports many free-market organizations such as the Cato Institute, which he founded together with Edward H. Crane and Murray Rothbard in 1977. See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... A free market is a market where the price of each item or service is arranged by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers (see supply and demand); the opposite is a controlled market, where supply and price are set by a government. ... The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace by seeking greater involvement of the... Edward H. Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. ... Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was a highly influential American economist, historian and natural law theorist belonging to the Austrian School of Economics who helped define modern libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. ...

Koch also funds the highly selective Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program through the Institute for Humane Studies. The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is a libertarian organization that assists students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. ...

Brother David H. Koch ran for vice president for the Libertarian Party in 1980. David Hamilton Koch (born 1940) was the Libertarian Partys Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1980 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with Ed Clark. ...

External links

• Charles Koch: Exclusive Interview with the World's Most Successful Private Billionaire
• Wall Street Journal: The Weekend Interview Private Enterprise: Charles Koch applied the "science of liberty" to become one of the world's richest men
• Forbes: Mr. Big
• Corporate biography
• Sourcewatch entry for Charles G. Koch
• Media Transparency Article on Koch