Self-Made Score
5
Philanthropy Score
2
Residence
Wichita, Kansas
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Did you know
Three Koch brothers (Charles, David and Bill) went to MIT; the trio were in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and David and Charles played on the same club rugby team.
Koch founded Stand Together, a network of nonprofits and donors focused on philanthropic and political advocacy causes, in 2003.
Charles' son, Chase Koch, founded venture capital subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, which has invested more than $4 billion in 70-plus companies.
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