Chase Koch

President, Koch Disruptive

Search every verified Chase Koch interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Chase Koch, executive vice president at Koch Industries and co-author with his father Charles Koch of *Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader*, has been on a multi-city book tour in 2025 and 2026. In interviews and public appearances, he has discussed the company's hiring philosophy, stating that Koch hires "first on values, second on skills, third on last on credentials" and that the firm does not give "a damn" about Ivy League credentials. He has described the company's transformation from an industrial firm to a technology company, and said the firm has walked away from potential acquisitions where it could not turn the corner on culture. Koch also discussed his personal experience of "firing myself" from the role of CEO of Koch Fertilizer, saying he applied the principle of comparative advantage to recognize where his own skills best fit. Koch has also spoken about the company's approach to public engagement, saying "we made a lot of mistakes over the last few decades where we let the media define us as opposed to getting out there and defining ourselves." He described his father's shift toward political engagement, saying Charles Koch "avoided politics the first 40" years of his social-change work but later concluded that "bad policies are holding people back." Through the Stand Together foundation, Koch has worked with NFL player Demario Davis on a program called the "philanthropic locker room," which he described as a co-creation to help athletes sustain their impact after their playing careers. He also promoted a new AI-powered app called "Principle Companion," which he described as a tool to coach users through problems using the principles from the book.