Chase Koch is the president of Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. (Koch). KDT’s role is to originate and invest in high-growth technology companies that transform Koch’s core capabilities, create new capabilities or expand Koch into new platforms.

Prior to this role, Chase was the executive vice president of Koch Agronomic Services, LLC; a subsidiary of Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC.

In the mid-1990s, he began a series of summer jobs working for various Koch companies. Following graduation from Texas A&M University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing, he worked in Texas for a consulting firm. In 2003, he returned to Wichita as a financial analyst for Koch Equity Development Group.

In 2006, Chase joined Koch Nitrogen Company, serving in regional management and global supply positions. He later served in multiple leadership positions for both Koch Fertilizer, LLC and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC.

Chase serves as a board member of Koch Industries, Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation. He also serves as chairman of New Leaders, a unique network that focuses on developing and experimenting with new, innovative and disruptive solutions for social change. This group offers its members an opportunity to expand their business and philanthropic networks, leverage their impact, and learn from business leaders how to grow principled and profitable businesses.

Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America with estimated annual revenues as high as $100 billion, according to Forbes. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals, grain processing and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components; commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $80 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 120,000 people worldwide, with about 70,000 of those in the United States. From January 2009 to present, Koch companies have earned more than 1,200 awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service.