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Chairman and chief executive officer, Koch Industries

Nationality: American.

Born: November 1, 1935, in Wichita, Kansas.

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BA, 1957; MA, 1958; MA, 1959.

Family: Son of Fred (founder of Koch Industries) and Mary (homemaker; maiden name unknown); married Liz (homemaker; maiden name unknown); children: two.

Career: Arthur D. Little, 1959–1961, engineer; Koch Engineering Company, 1961–1963, vice president; 1963–1971, president; Koch Industries, 1966–1974, president; 1967–, chairman and chief executive officer.

Awards: Adam Smith Award, American Legislative Exchange Council, 1994; Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy...