David Koch Biography
David Koch born as David Hamilton Koch was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. He joined the family business Koch Industries, the second-largest privately held company in the United States.
He moved toward becoming the leader of the auxiliary Koch Engineering in 1979, and turned into a co-proprietor of Koch Industries, with more established sibling Charles, in 1983. He filled in as an official VP until his retirement in 2018. Upon retirement in June 2018 because of medical problems, Koch got the title of Director Emeritus. Koch is a powerful libertarian.
He was the 1980 contender for Vice President of the United States from the United States Libertarian Party and helped fund the battle. He established Citizens for a Sound Economy. He and his sibling Charles have given to political promotion gatherings and to political crusades, primarily Republican. As of June 2018, he was positioned as the twelfth most extravagant individual on the planet, (tied with his sibling Charles), with a fortune of $50.7 billion.
Condé Nast Portfolio portrayed him as “a standout amongst the most liberal however serene donors in America”. Koch had added to a few philanthropies including Lincoln Center, Sloan Kettering, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Dinosaur Wing at the American Museum of Natural History.
The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, home of the New York City Ballet, was renamed the David H. Koch Theater in 2008 after an endowment of $100 million for the remodels of the theater. Koch was the fourth most extravagant individual in the US starting in 2012, and the wealthiest inhabitant of New York City starting at 2013. In June 2018, he was positioned as the eleventh most extravagant individual on the planet, with expected total assets of $51 billion.
David Koch Age | David Koch Death Age
Koch was born on 3 May 1940 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. He died at the age of 79 on August 23, 2019
David Koch Family
He was the son of Mary Clementine (née Robinson) and Fred Chase Koch, a chemical engineer. His paternal grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant who founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper and was a founding shareholder of Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway.
He had three siblings and was the third born; his elder brothers Frederick R. Koch, Charles Koch, and his nineteen-minute younger twin Bill Koch. Among his maternal great-great-grandparents were William Burnet Kinney, a politician, William Ingraham Kip, an Episcopalian bishop, and Elizabeth Clementine Stedman, a writer.
David Koch Wife
He was a married man. He was married to Julia Margaret Flesher. The couple married in 1996 at the bridegroom’s house in Southampton. They together had three children
David Koch Children
He had three children together with his wife Julia Margaret Flesher; A daughter Mary Julia Koch, and two sons John Mark Koch and David Koch Jr.
David Koch Net Worth | David Koch Salary
He earned a salary of $1 million. He was one of the richest entrepreneurs in the world, alongside his brother Charles Koch. He had an estimated net worth of around 49.1 billion USD
David Koch Theater
In July 2008, Koch promised $100 million more than 10 years to redesign the New York State Theater in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, presently named in his respect and swore $10 million to revamp wellsprings outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Koch had been a trustee of the American Ballet Theater for a long time and had contributed more than $6 million to the theater. He likewise sits on the Board of Trustees of WGBH-TV, which delivers more than 66% of the broadly appropriated projects communicated by PBS.
David Koch Illness | David Koch Cause of death
David Koch was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1992. He underwent radiation, surgery, and hormone therapy, but cancer returned every time. He retired from Koch Industries last year(in 2018) due to poor health. Sources close to his family claim that he is dead. More details about the time, place, and cause of his death are yet to be revealed, keep visiting us to get more information. New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer said on Twitter. He died on August 23, 2019, at the age of 79. He died of prostate cancer
David Koch House
He bought a $40 million home on East 76th Streets. The home was previously owned by real-estate investor Joseph Chetrit and was put on the market in November of 2017, the Wall Street Journal first reported.
David Koch Burial | David Koch Obituary
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law, Denny Gottfried; sister-in-law, Vicki Schroeder; and his beloved family dog, Maddie Mae.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Terri (Stierley) Koch; sons, Chris (Jennifer) Koch and Joshua (Jenn) Koch; daughter, Jenny Lynn Koch (fiancé, Chris Berry); grandson, Xander Koch; brothers, Mike (Patti) Koch, Tom Koch and Rob (Nancy) Koch; sisters, Juanita (Mel) Singer, Judi Gottfried, Roberta (Robert) Ochsner and Janet (Tim) Scheu; mother and father-in-law, Art and Betty Ann Stierley; and aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Mt. Zion General Baptist Church, 1425 Oliver Rd. N., Wadesville, IN, with Rev. Rick Sellers officiating and burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Wednesday at the church.
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David Koch Interview
Interview With David Koch, Sunrise
DAVID KOCH: Prime Minister, good morning to you.
PRIME MINISTER: G’day David.
KOCH: Given this poll out today, are you disappointed with that, that you haven’t had a bounce in the polls? Because you made a big thing about the difference between your policy and also the Oppositions in terms of Medivac and asylum seeker boats.
PRIME MINISTER: We stand by all of that because that was about the policy. We don’t want to see Australia’s border protection policy weakened and that’s why we took the step we did. The polls will be the polls. West Coast was behind at half time too, David, as you’ll recall.
So the hooter goes in May, at the end of the session. And so we’re focused on whether is our stronger economy plans, our stronger national security plans, and today, of course, outlining how we will meet our 2030 emissions reductions target through the Climate Solutions Fund.
KOCH: So you honestly think you can win the next election?
PRIME MINISTER: Of course I do.
KOCH: Is it right Bill Shorten has written to you advising the Opposition front bench will be having a meeting with senior public servants in the next couple of weeks to ensure a smooth transition of power?
PRIME MINISTER: Well I know that… yes, that have, they tried the same thing back in 2016. They are getting ahead of themselves. The hubris we’ve seen from Bill Shorten thinking he has already won an election I think has risen to new levels.
We will follow all the normal protocols that are associated with elections and he is trying to actually over-assert what his entitlements are in this area. But that is because he is overconfident about the next election and is approaching it, I think, quite arrogantly.
KOCH: Australians though are seeing all of these colleagues of yours resigning, Julie Bishop the latest one. A lot of women resigning from the Party. A lot of Australians are thinking wow, have they have seen the writing on the wall? Are they are getting out early and getting new jobs before the inevitable?
PRIME MINISTER: No and Julie Bishop said exactly the opposite, as did Kelly O’Dwyer. And yesterday, we preselected Dr. Katie Allen. She is a pediatrician who is also a medical research scientist working on children’s health.
Her victory yesterday, a very substantial one in the seat of Higgins, I think demonstrates the vote of confidence that people of real talent, women of real talent, are putting in the Liberal Party. And so they are joining our team, just as many others have been to take up these positions and in fact, the retirements are no different than what happens at most elections, David. They’re consistent with that and Labor have had many women retire as well.
KOCH: But you are, you have got to admit, you are pretty short on women in your ranks. Are you looking at bringing in quotas? How are you going to rectify that, because it is not a great look?
PRIME MINISTER: Well since I became Prime Minister, we’ve had I think now 19 women selected in key roles. Whether it’s Bridget Archer down there in the seat of Bass or Jess Whelan in the seat of Lyons. We have got women coming into the Senate replacing men who have gone out of the Senate, so we’ve seen quite a number come in over these last few months.
But it is certainly an issue the Party will need to address in the future, but I’m pleased with the number of women who have stepped forward in the last six months to take on these roles, and they are high-quality and they are great candidates and they are there absolutely on merit.
KOCH: OK. Let’s talk about climate change. You’re unveiling your plan to tackle climate change today, including allocating $2 billion over ten years for practical solutions to reducing emissions and making sure we meet our Paris Agreement target in 2030. You can understand people get a bit confused about the Coalition’s climate change policy. Are you a climate change believer?
PRIME MINISTER: Yes. Three things. First of all, we owe it to future generations to address this issue, and we have been addressing this issue. Our record, when we came into government, we had to make up for a 700 million tonne deficit on carbon emissions when we came to government. The policies we have put in place to meet our 2020 targets means we will now beat that by 400 million tonnes. The policies we have put in place are working, they are hitting our targets. There are very few countries in the world that can say that they will not only meet our 2020 targets but exceed them.
KOCH: So why are you spending an extra $2 billion if you are reaching the target comfortably? Are you going to set new lower targets?
PRIME MINISTER: No, the 2020 targets are the one we’re going to meet by over 400 million tonnes. The 2030 targets will require this additional investment in the very programs that have been…
KOCH: So you are a bit behind on that?
PRIME MINISTER: No, no, we always knew that there would be more than needed to be done and I have said that on several occasions and I said we’d be announcing that before the election. And today, I’m making those plans clear. These are responsible targets, David. I believe that you can meet your emissions reduction targets, address climate change and not put a sledgehammer through your economy.
That is why our targets are balanced. They will reduce per capita emissions by more than 50 percent by 2030 and our emissions intensity by two thirds. Now, that is one of the best targets in the G20. Countries like Canada won’t meet that. Countries like New Zealand will not meet that same level of result and they will have to buy carbon credits from overseas. We are dealing with it on our side of the line, making sure we are taking the action that is needed.
KOCH: So this Climate Solutions Fund is the renamed the Emissions Reduction Fund?
PRIME MINISTER: No it’s more than that because there is the work being done on Emissions Reduction Fund, there is the investment that will be going into Snowy Hydro 2.0 and also the Battery of the Nation project, another pumped hydro very significant project in Tasmania. It also deals with electric car strategy and on top of that, continuing with the energy efficiency measures whether it’s in households or businesses. So it’s a comprehensive package.
KOCH: It sounds like you like renewables and renewable energy has a real place in this?
PRIME MINISTER: Well of course it does. So does reliable energy. I mean, I don’t… as my predecessor used to say, these things don’t have moral qualities, they just produce energy that people need to use, so I don’t get hung up on personal affections for one or the other.
KOCH: Your colleagues slammed South Australia for their batteries and renewable energies.
PRIME MINISTER: I just want stuff that works, David. That’s what I want to do. My plan will do that, it’ll meet our targets and it won’t put a sled hammer through our economy. Labor’s emissions reduction target of 45 percent will cost everybody’s wage $9,000 a year. $9,000 a year. That’s a carbon tax on steroids.
KOCH: OK, Prime Minister, thank you for talking to us this morning. Appreciate it.
PRIME MINISTER: Thanks David, good to be with you.
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