David H. Koch
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1940 –
Who is David H. Koch?
David Hamilton Koch is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He is a co-owner and an executive vice president of Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States.
Koch has contributed to several charities including Lincoln Center, Sloan Kettering, a fertility clinic at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing. The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, home of the New York City Ballet was renamed the David H. Koch Theater in 2008 following a gift of 100 million dollars for the renovation of the theater. Condé Nast Portfolio described him as "one of the most generous but low-key philanthropists in America". He and his brother Charles have also donated to political advocacy groups, including Americans for Prosperity, and to political campaigns, mainly Republican. He is a survivor of the USAir Flight 1493 crash in 1991. Koch is the fourth richest person in America as of 2012, and the wealthiest resident of New York City as of 2013.
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- Born
- May 3, 1940
Wichita - Also known as
- David Hamilton Koch
- David Koch
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Julia Margaret Flesher
(1996/05/25 - )
- Julia Margaret Flesher
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master's Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
( - 1963) - Bachelor's degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
( - 1962) - Deerfield Academy
( - 1959)
- Master's Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employment
- Executive Vice President, Koch Industries
- Lived in
- Kansas
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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