The Koch family (/ k oʊ k / KOHK) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries, the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $115 billion). [1]

Feb 8, 2024 · Fred C. Koch started what became America's second largest private company, Koch Industries, when he cofounded the Wood River Oil and Refining Company in 1940. His son Charles took over as...

Charles and David Koch, American brothers who were majority co-owners of the energy conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., and major financial supporters of libertarian and conservative causes in the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Koch was born and lives in Wichita, Kansas, one of four sons of Clementine Mary (née Robinson) and Fred Chase Koch. [12][13] Koch's grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant who settled in West Texas, founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper, and was a founding shareholder of Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway. [14] .

6 days ago · Charles Koch has been chairman of Koch, Inc., America's second largest private company by revenue, since 1967. He brought on his first ever co-CEO in 2023.

The Koch brothers are the sons of Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), who founded Koch Industries, now the second largest privately held company in the United States.

Jun 10, 2018 · Business has made the Koch brothers two of America's richest men, but it is how they have used their wealth - to push for small government and a free economy - that has made them famous and...

Jan 19, 2016 · Journalist Jane Mayer traces the growing influence of the Koch brothers and other wealthy conservative donors in her new book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise...

Jul 8, 2024 · Koch Ag and Energy Solutions operate three separate companies: Koch Energy, Koch Methanol, and Koch Fertilizer. Koch subsidiaries are also involved in investing, commodities trading, and...

Aug 23, 2019 · The death of David Koch on Friday – and the broader retreat he and his brother made from politics since the 2016 election – brings an end (if not the end) to one of the most influential (and...