Koch think tanks

This article is work in progress.

Koch Industries is the second largest privately-held company in the United States. Its owners, brothers Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch, have set up, developed and supported a number of influential right-wing think tanks since 1977.

Koch timeline

 * 1970s - Center for Market Processes (predecessor to the Mercatus Center) founded by Rich Fink
 * 1977 - Cato Institute founded
 * 1978 - Reason Foundation founded
 * 1984 - Citizens for a Sound Economy (now FreedomWorks) and Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation (now Americans For Prosperity) founded by Rich Fink
 * 1989 - CSEF rescues and restructures Tax Foundation
 * 1991 - Institute for Justice founded with seed money from Charles G. Koch
 * 1999 - Mercatus Center first emerges as a brand from what was Center for Market Processes
 * 2003 - Independent Women's Forum affiliates with Citizens for a Sound Economy
 * 2003 - CSE and CSEF split; CSEF becomes Americans For Prosperity
 * 2004 - CSE and Empower America merge to become FreedomWorks

Koch links to expand on

 * Reason Foundation (co-founder?)
 * George Mason University ? - hosts lots of Koch things, and heavily funded by Koch
 * Earthwatch Institute ?
 * Instutite for Humane Studies (? - Koch board member; Mercatus is "sister institute; affiliated with George Mason)
 * Aspen Institute ? - Koch board member
 * Progress and Freedom Foundation ?
 * Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment and the Federalist Society are both said to be substantially Koch-funded

Koch Industries and Think Thank crossovers
A number of individuals work or have worked for both Koch Industries and associated think tanks. These include:


 * Rich Fink
 * Wayne Gable
 * Nancy Pfotenhauer