Charles Koch

Charles Koch is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in America. 

In addition, he has founded and served at many non-profits, including the Charles Koch Institute, the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Cato Institute. He has also written three books on his management philosophy, Market Based Management: Good Profit, The Science of Success, and Market Based Management: The Science of Human Action Applied in the Organization. 

Mr. Koch holds a BA in engineering, an MS in nuclear engineering, and an MS in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.