Richard Fink
Richard H. Fink is President and has been a member of the board of directors of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation since 1991. Mr. Fink brings an extensive background in economics, business strategy and management to the Foundation, as well as these other civic boards and organizations:
- Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Co-founder and Board of Directors - Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
President and Board of Directors - Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Charitable Foundation
Board of Directors - Institute for Humane Studies
Executive Committee, Board of Directors - International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics
Board of Advisors - Market-Based Management Institute
Board of Directors - Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Co-founder and Board of Directors
Previous memberships include:
- The American Prosecutors Research Institute
Board of Directors, 2001 to 2005 - The Governor of Virginia’s New Partnership Commission
Member, 1998 to 1999 - The Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board
Member, 1987 to 1989 - President Ronald Reagan’s Commission on Privatization
Member, 1987 to 1988
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.