Chase Koch
Executive Vice President – Origination and Partnerships of Koch | Founder of Koch Disruptive Technologies | Founder of Stand Together Ventures & Stand Together Music
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As executive vice president of Koch, Inc, Chase originates new opportunities and preferred partnerships for the company. Chase is especially focused on helping technology-related and family-owned businesses unlock their potential by bringing the “Koch as a Lab” model and mutually beneficial flexible capital solutions to be the preferred partner of choice. Chase also founded and developed Koch Disruptive Technologies, a unique investment firm that partners with principled entrepreneurs building companies with extraordinary potential to transform industries. Chase started working at Koch at age 15, shoveling manure and digging post holes at a cattle feed yard in Syracuse, Kansas. Later in his career, he worked for a decade across several roles in Koch Fertilizer before becoming President of the business. He later served as Executive Vice President at Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, before founding Koch Disruptive Technologies. Chase is passionate about his work with Stand Together, a philanthropic community transforming how America thinks about, talks about, and tackles major challenges. As the founder and Chairman of Stand Together Ventures, Chase partners with a diverse network of business leaders who are pioneering innovative solutions to societal problems. He also founded Stand Together Music, that has expanded to unite leaders across music, sports, entertainment, media and communities to create cultural movements that reshape how society approaches addiction, criminal justice, poverty and other pressing issues. Currently, he sits on the boards of Koch, the Charles Koch Foundation, and Stand Together Trust.
Career Timeline
- KochCurrent2017–Present· 9 yrs 8 mos
- Founder, BusinessCurrent2017–Present
- Stand Together VenturesCurrent2017–Present· 9 yrs 8 mos
- FounderCurrent2017–Present
- KochCurrent2013–Present· 13 yrs 8 mos
- Executive Vice President, Origination and PartnershipsCurrentMar 2024–Present
- Member, Board2013–Present
- Charles Koch FoundationCurrent2001–Present· 25 yrs 8 mos
- Member, BoardCurrent2001–Present
- 2014–2017· 3 yrs
- Executive Vice President2014–2017
- 2006–2014· 8 yrs
- Regional management and global supply and trading positions2006–2014
- 2003–2006· 3 yrs
- Analyst, Financial2003–2006
Education
Bachelor's degree
Business Marketing
Texas A&M University