Rich Fink

Koch think tank mastermind.

Mr. Fink is also an executive vice president and member of the board of directors of Koch Industries, Inc., where he leads the legal, government, community relations and communication capabilities for Koch Industries. He also participates in the development and implementation of the Market-Based Management® business philosophy throughout Koch companies. Mr. Fink also serves on the boards of these Koch Industries subsidiaries: Georgia-Pacific Equity Holdings, LLC and Flint Hills Resources, LLC. Before joining the Foundation, Mr. Fink was an economics professor and executive vice president of advancement and planning at George Mason University. He also served on the university’s Board of Visitors for eight years. Mr. Fink earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from Rutgers, UCLA and New York University, respectively.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Georgia-Pacific LLC One of the world's largest manufacturers of toilet paper; Subsidiary of Koch Industries

• Director

Board Memberships

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce 501(c)6 led by Koch Brothers

• Board Member

Fred C and Mary R Koch Foundation First of the Koch family foundations

• Director

Koch Industries, Inc. Second-largest private company in the US, involved in manufacturing, trading and investments

• Executive Vice President

Americans for Prosperity David and Charles Koch political advocacy group

• Board Member

Mercatus Center Koch-powered deregulatory think tank.

• Founder ('99→?)

Americans for Prosperity Foundation Koch political advocacy group c(3) arm

• Emeritus Board Member (past)

Claude R. Lambe Foundation Koch family controlled funding mechanism

• Director [+2]

• President (?→Mar 14 '99)

• President (Jan 1 '01→?)

Positions

Charles Koch Charitable Foundation Family foundation for Kochs

• President

Americans for Prosperity Foundation Koch political advocacy group c(3) arm

• Co-founder (past)

Citizens for a Sound Economy Conservative and libertarian think tank

• Co-founder (past)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Koch Industries Inc Political Action Committee (Kochpac)

• 22 contributions · 101,000 USD ('91→Aug 27 '15)

George Allen US Representative and Senator from Virginia

• 8 contributions · 15,100 USD ('99→'11)

Todd Tiahrt US Representative from Kansas

• 6 contributions · 9,800 USD ('00→'09)

Pat Roberts Former US Senator from Kansas (1997-2021); former US Representative (1981-1997)

• 6 contributions · 7,600 USD ('96→Aug 21 '14)

Republican Party of Virginia Inc

• 2 contributions · 6,031 USD ('04→'06)

Good Government for America Committee

• 2 contributions · 6,000 USD ('02→Jun 11 '10)

Keith S Fimian Chairman and CEO of U.S. Inspect, LLC

• 3 contributions · 6,000 USD ('08→'10)

Ron Johnson US Senator from Wisconsin

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Jun 22 '15)

Jim Gilmore Former Governor of Virginia; Trump nominee to be the Representative of the United States to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe with the Rank of Ambassador.

• 2 contributions · 4,600 USD ('08→Apr 30 '08)

Sam Brownback Governor of Kansas; Trump nominee to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Department of State

• 3 contributions · 4,300 USD ('96→'07)

Holdings

Wellspring Committee

• Owner ('08→?)

Family

Chris Fink VP of Development, Americans for Prosperity

• Son

Schools

New York University

• PhD, Economics (past)

UCLA

• MA, Economics (past)

Rutgers University The State University of New Jersey

• Bachelor's Degree (past)