Charles Chase Koch, is an American businessman and the son of Charles Koch, the co-owner, CEO, and chairman of Koch Industries.
20 Facts About Chase Koch
1.
2.
Koch directs the venture capital company Koch Disruptive Technologies, and is a leading figure in Koch Industries and the family's philanthropic activities.
3.
Chase Koch, who is named after his grandfather and father, was born on June 15,1977 and raised in Wichita, Kansas, by his parents, Charles and Liz.
4.
Chase Koch played basketball at the local YMCA and attended Wichita Collegiate School.
5.
In September 1993, at age 16, Chase Koch ran a red light, hitting twelve-year-old Zachary Seibert with his car.
6.
Chase Koch pled guilty to a charge of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and 18 months of probation.
7.
Chase Koch has spoken of his upbringing in a variety of public speeches.
8.
Chase Koch told an audience in 2015 that he had seriously considered not pursuing a career in the family business.
9.
At age 25 or 26, Chase Koch returned to Wichita, where he began to work for Chase Koch Industries.
10.
In 2006, Chase Koch began working for Chase Koch Nitrogen Company, serving as a regional manager and in global supply.
11.
Chase Koch was appointed president of Koch Fertilizer in 2013 and later named executive vice president of Koch Agronomic Services.
12.
Since working at the family firm, Chase Koch has become increasingly involved in his father's and uncle's political activities.
13.
Chase Koch was present in 2003 when his father held a get-together at Chicago's Peninsula Hotel that marked the beginnings of what would later be known as the Koch network.
14.
Chase Koch has organized a philanthropic network, consisting of the adult children of Chase Koch network members, to replace their aging parents and grandparents.
15.
Chase Koch told Politico that, rather than becoming involved in political conflict, he preferred to find things that he and his philanthropic collaborators can agree on.
16.
Chase Koch has expressed concern about urban violence and police shootings and has lent his support to a nonprofit called Urban Specialists.
17.
Chase Koch added that he eschewed partisanship and believed in forming coalitions across the political spectrum.
18.
Chase Koch noted that he was working with people like Van Jones on issues like prison reform.
19.
Chase Koch is on the board of the Charles Koch Foundation and chairman of New Leaders.
20.
In 2010, Chase Koch married Annie Breitenbach, a former neonatal nurse.