Rank #26
Julia Koch & family
Net worth $81.2B
Koch, Inc. · United States
- Born
- Apr 12, 1962
- Age
- 64
- Source
- Koch, Inc.
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Central Arkansas
Net worth over time
Biography
- Julia Koch and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2019 at age 79.
- An Iowa native, Koch moved to New York City in the 1980s and worked as an assistant to fashion designer Adolfo.
- She worked with many of his high-profile clients, including First Lady Nancy Reagan.
- Julia met David via a blind date in 1991; they ran into each other again six months later, began dating and got married in 1996.
- In 2024, Koch and her three children paid nearly $700 million for 15% of BSE Global, which owns the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and WNBA's New York Liberty.
- In 2025, the family acquired 10% of the NFL's New York Giants in a deal valuing the team at more than $10 billion.
- Julia Koch serves on the boards of Koch, Inc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.