David H. Koch
Politician and Business Person
Goings on About Town: Dance...Tiler Peck, the soulful Robert Fairchild, and Teresa Reichlen, who illuminates each step and extension with a soft glow. (David H. Koch, Lincoln Center. 212-721-6500. Nov. 24 at 7.) DEBORAH HAY / YVONNE RAINER Sharing the same stage for... In this article: Yvonne Rainer, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, and Pele |
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FT.com - Arts & Weekend | November 09, 2009
American Voices/Esther, David H. Koch Theater, New York
...the company's survival. But the doors reopened cautiously on Thursday under the direction of a novice boss, George Steel. David H. Koch turned out to be the central celebrant. The billionaire oil-and-gas mogul bankrolled a massive redesign of...
In this article: Esther, New York City Opera, Prima Donna, and New York
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Daily Kos | November 06, 2009
Populists
...attempt to protect their own billions. Matt Yglesias has more on this from yesterday's display: David Koch and Charles Koch of Koch Industries, for example, are #379 and #388 on the Forbes 400 list. They're also major donors to a number...
In this article: David Koch, Medicare, Charles Koch, Koch Industries, Rupert Murdoch, Americans for Prosperity, and Rachel Maddow
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Observer.com - All Articles | November 06, 2009
City Opera's Big Night: They Seem to be Adopting Wainwright
...Julia, was dressed in a billowing coppery dress by her friend Carolina Herrera. Mr. Koch pledged $100 million to City Opera and ended up with a David H. Koch-formerly New York State-Theater. He still thinks it's strange to have his name...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, New York City Opera, Prima Donna, Lincoln Center, New York City, Maine, and Small government
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Matthew Yglesias - The Atlantic | November 06, 2009
Billionaires for Right-Wing Populism
...form of "tea parties" and such is how much of it is directly underwritten by the wealthiest people in America. David Koch and Charles Koch of Koch Industries, for example, are #37 and #38 on the Forbes 400 list. They're also major donors to...
In this article: Populism, David Koch, Charles Koch, Koch Industries, Americans for Prosperity, and Washington, DC.
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TIME | November 05, 2009
Tea Party Protesters Swarm the Hill
...D.C. to tell the Democrats to get off of the National Lawn. Americans for Prosperity is run by billionaire David Koch of Koch Industries. His big agenda is getting rid of the estate tax, taxes on the rich like him, and rolling back labor and...
In this article: Michele Bachmann, David Koch, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, John Boehner, Barack Obama, and Medicare
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New Yorker: The Talk of the Town | November 01, 2009
Sheelah Kolhatkar: Martha Slept Here
...(Tory Burch, Calvin Klein) to the art world (Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel), from literature (E. L. Doctorow, Tom Wolfe) to business (David Koch, George Soros) and entertainment (Steven Spielberg, Russell Simmons), and include at least one...
In this article: Jon Bon Jovi, Mel Brooks, New York Mets, Ice cream, Tory Burch, Horace Mann School, and Southampton
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Crooks and Liars | October 16, 2009
Maddow Blasts AFP's Tim Phillips as Parasite , Bad for the Country
Phillips: And by the way on the Koch thing. Well, just hear me out because you've mentioned that several times. Maddow: Yeah, David Koch taking credit just last week for having founded the group that became⦠Phillips: And we're thrilled.
In this article: David Koch, Koch Industries, Republican Party, Americans for Prosperity, Jack Abramoff, and Tax
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The Wichita Eagle | October 15, 2009
David Koch donates $15 million for human evolution hall at Smithsonian
...donations haven't worried Smithsonian curators because of his emphasis on science and culture, Potts said. "What we find in David Koch is a person who's committed to doing things for the American public that has no relationship to...
In this article: Smithsonian, Climate change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Peter Buck, Subway, and Libertarian Party
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boston.com - Science news | October 14, 2009
Smithsonian plans to open human evolution hall
...chemical engineer and executive vice president of energy company Koch Industries Inc. of Wichita, Kan. The hall will be named in his honor. Koch was the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate and has been a donor to conservative...
In this article: Smithsonian, All rights reserved, Climate change, Libertarian Party, Koch Industries Inc., Washington, and Wichita, Kan.
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ThinkProgress | October 05, 2009
David Koch And Americans For Prosperity Push Tea Party Activists To Help Cut Taxes For Billionaires
...are getting an assist from Americans for Prosperity (AFP), founded by libertarian oil-tycoon David Koch. As David Weigel reported, Koch appeared at AFP's annual Defending the American Dream summit over the weekend, where AFP activists...
In this article: Tax, David Koch, Jon Kyl, Blanche Lincoln, Americans for Prosperity, and Americans for Tax Reform
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David Hamilton Koch (pronounced , born March 5, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman. He is one of the co-owners (with older brother Charles) and an executive vice president of Koch Industries, a conglomerate with major oil and gas holdings that is the largest privately held company in the United States. He lives in New York City and is its second wealthiest resident after Michael Bloomberg.
David Koch was the Libertarian Party's Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1980 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with Ed Clark. The Clark-Koch ticket received just under one million popular votes and remains the most successful Libertarian presidential campaign to date.
David Koch currently serves on the board of directors of the libertarian Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. His brother Charles Koch has also been active in organizing and funding foundations and think-tanks such as the Cato Institute.
David Koch is one of four sons of oil industry innovator Fred C. Koch. He attended Deerfield Academy and then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). David received both bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering in 1962 and 1963 respectively.
- Birth Date:
- January 01, 1940
- Birthplace:
- United States
- Occupation:
- Executive Vice President
- Net Worth:
- $19 billion USD
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