Biography Of David Kock

David Kock

David Koch 

Age : 60

Public asset: 3,306 USD Country of residence : Unknown Linked companies :

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Summary

Mr David K. Koch is Chief Operating Officer at Boomerang Systems, Inc.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah.


Biography of David Koch

David Hamilton Koch (; born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He is a co-owner (with older brother Charles) and an executive vice president of Koch Industries a conglomerate that is the second largest privately held company in the United States.


Koch is a major patron of the arts and 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. CondA© 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 the secondvrichest resident of New York City as of 2010.


Early life and education 

Koch was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Mary (nA©e Robinson) and Fred Chase Koch, a chemical engineer. He is one of four siblings. His paternal grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant who founded the Quanah Tribune Chief newspaper and was a founding shareholder of Quanah, Acme and Pacrfrc Railway He attended the Deerfield Academy prep school in Massachusetts, graduating in 1959. He went on to the Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT), earning both a bachelor's (1962) and a master's degree (1963) in chemical engineering. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity,


Koch played basketball at MIT, averaging 21 points per game at MIT over three years, a school record. He also held the single game scoring record of 41 points from 1962 until 2009 when it was eclipsed by Jimmy Bartolotta.


In 1970, Koch joined Koch Industries. Nine years later, he would become the president of Koch Engineering.


Political career 

Koch was the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in the 1980 presidential election, sharing the party ticket with presidential candidate Ed Clark. The Clarka€"Koch ticket promising to abolish Social Security, the Federal Reserve Board, welfare, minimum wage laws, corporate taxes, all price supports and subsidies for agriculture and
business, and US, Federal agencies including the SEC, EPA, ICC, FTC, OSHA, FBI, CIA, and DOE.Rinker Buck, , New York magazine, 3 November 1980

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