David Koch
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David Hamilton Koch (/koʊk/ KOHK; May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the United States. He became president of the subsidiary Koch Engineering in 1979 and became a co-owner of Koch Industries (along with elder brother Charles) in 1983. Koch served as an executive vice president of Koch Industries until he retired due to health issues in 2018.
Koch was a
Koch was the fourth-richest person in the United States in 2012 and was the wealthiest resident of
Early life and education
Koch was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Mary Clementine (née Robinson) and Fred Chase Koch, a chemical engineer. David's paternal grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant who founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper and was a founding shareholder of the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway.[3] David was the third of four sons, with elder brothers Frederick, Charles, and nineteen-minute-younger twin[4] Bill. His maternal ancestors included William Ingraham Kip, an Episcopal bishop; and Elizabeth Clementine Stedman, a writer.[5]
Koch attended the Deerfield Academy prep school in Massachusetts, graduating in 1959. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning both a bachelor's (1962) and a master's degree (1963) in chemical engineering. He was 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.[4]
Role at Koch Industries
In 1970, Koch joined
As of 2010, David Koch owned 42 percent of Koch Industries, as did his brother Charles.[2] He held four U.S. patents.[10] Koch served as an executive vice president of Koch Industries until retiring due to health issues in 2018.[11] His retirement was announced on June 5, 2018.[12]
Political involvement
Campaigns
Koch was the
After the bid, according to journalist
Koch credited the 1976 presidential campaign of Roger MacBride as his inspiration for getting involved in politics:
Here was a great guy, advocating all the things I believed in. He wanted less government and taxes, and was talking about repealing all these victimless crime laws that accumulated on the books. I have friends who smoke pot. I know many homosexuals. It's ridiculous to treat them as criminals — and here was someone running for president, saying just that.[15]
Koch gave his own vice presidential campaign $100,000 a month after being chosen as
In 1984, Koch broke with the Libertarian Party when it supported eliminating all taxes; in a letter to
In 2012, Koch spent over $100 million in a failed bid to oppose the re-election of President Barack Obama.[26][27]
Views
Koch supported policies that promoted
Koch opposed several of President
Advocacy
Koch donated funds to various advocacy groups.
Koch sat on the board of the libertarian Cato Institute and Reason Foundation and donated to both organizations.[1][2][43] The Koch brothers have been involved in blocking regulations and legislation to confront climate change since 1991, when the Cato Institute held the "Global Environmental Crisis: Science or Politics?"[44]
In August 2010, Jane Mayer wrote an article in The New Yorker on the political spending of David and Charles Koch. It stated: "As their fortunes grew, Charles and David Koch became the primary underwriters of hard-line libertarian politics in America."[1] An opinion piece by journalist Yasha Levine in The New York Observer said Mayer's article had failed to mention that the Kochs' "free market philanthropy belies the immense profit they have made from corporate welfare".[45]
In 2011, 2014, and 2015 Time magazine included Charles and David Koch among the Time 100 of the year, for their involvement in supporting the Tea Party movement and the criticism they received.[46][47]
Prison reform
In July 2015, David and Charles Koch were commended by both President Obama and activist
The Koch brothers' advocacy has also attracted scrutiny and criticism. Michelle Chen, writing in The Nation, and William C. Anderson, writing in The Guardian, caution that the Kochs' efforts reflect broader interests in further privatizing the criminal justice system.[51][52] In 2015, The Intercept reported that the Kochs' philanthropic efforts exist alongside continued funding of "tough-on-crime" political candidates and committees pushing for harsher sentencing.[53] Writing in Political Research Associates, Kay Whitlock argues that the Kochs' avid support for measures such as mens rea or "criminal intent" reform exemplify "an agenda of deregulation and relief for 'overcriminalized' corporations and executives" rather than concern for individual rights of the accused.[54]
Philanthropy
Koch established the
Overall, Koch has donated more than $1.3 billion to philanthropic causes.[59]
Arts
Koch had a lifelong interest in the arts, which he attributed to his mother's role in introducing him to opera and ballet during his childhood.[60] In July 2008, Koch pledged $100 million over 10 years to renovate the New York State Theater in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; the Theater is the home of the New York City Ballet.[61] According to The New York Times, Koch's gift was "transformative, enabling a full-scale renovation of the stage" that included "an enlarged orchestra pit that mechanically rises". The theater was renamed the David H. Koch Theater.[60] Koch also pledged $10 million to renovate fountains outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[62] He was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2008.[63]
Koch was the longest-serving trustee of the American Ballet Theatre,[60] serving on its board for 25 years[64] and contributing more than $6 million to the theater.[65] He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of WGBH-TV.[66][67]
Education
From 1982 to 2013, Koch contributed $18.6 million to
Koch was also a benefactor of the Deerfield Academy, his alma mater. The academy's natatorium, science center, and field house are named after him.[75] Koch was named the academy's first Lifetime Trustee.[76]
Medical research
Koch said his biggest contributions go toward a "moon shot" campaign to finding the cure for cancer, according to his profile on Forbes.[77] Between 1998 and 2012, Koch contributed at least $395 million to medical research causes and institutions.[78]
Koch has sat on the Board of Trustees of
Koch was a member of the board of directors of the
In 2006, Koch gave $20 million to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore for cancer research. The building he financed was named the David H. Koch Cancer Research Building.[85]
In 2007, he contributed $100 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the construction of a new 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) research and technology facility to serve as the home of the
In 2011 Koch gave $5 million to the House Ear Institute, in Los Angeles, to create a center for hearing restoration,[57] and $25 million to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City[88][89]
In 2015, he committed $150 million to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to build the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care,[90] which will be housed in a 23-story building in development between East 73rd and 74th Streets overlooking the FDR Drive. The center will combine state-of-the-art cancer treatment in an environment that supports patients, families, and caregivers. The building will include flexible personal and community spaces, educational offerings, and opportunities for physical exercise.[91] Koch also donated $10 million to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for biomathematics research.[92][93]
Wealth
Koch was the fourth-richest person in the United States in 2012 and was the wealthiest resident of New York City in 2013.[77] As of June 2019, Koch was ranked as the 11th-richest person in the world (tied with his brother Charles), with a fortune of $50.5 billion.[94]
Personal life
In February 1991, Koch was seriously injured as a passenger on board USAir Flight 1493 when it collided with another aircraft on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport, killing 35 people.[95] Koch survived and said in an interview in 2014 that it helped change his life and prompted him to become "tremendously philanthropic."[96]
In 1992, Koch was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He underwent radiation, surgery, and hormone therapy, but the cancer repeatedly returned. Koch said he believed his experience with cancer encouraged him to fund medical research.[97]
Following
Death
Koch died at his home in Southampton, New York, on August 23, 2019, at the age of 79.[105] Koch's wife, Julia Koch, and their three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch Industries from Koch upon his death.[106]
See also
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External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Political contributions from Influence Explorer at the Sunlight Foundation
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Schulman, Daniel (May 20, 2014). Sons of Wichita. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1455518739.