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Elizabeth Koch (publisher)
American publisher and writer (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Robinson Koch (/koʊk/ KOHK; born 1976) is an American publisher, writer, and nonprofit founder. The daughter of billionaire businessman Charles Koch, she founded the publishing company Catapult in 2015. Koch is a founder and donor in multiple organizations on the research and popular study of consciousness, self-perception, and psychedelic therapy.
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Biography
Koch is the daughter of American businessman Charles Koch and Liz Koch.[1] She has a brother, Chase Koch.[2] Koch grew up in Wichita, Kansas,[3] and is a graduate of Wichita Collegiate School.[2] She earned a B.A. in English literature from Princeton University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University.[1]
Koch has worked in journalism, book editing, and in magazines, including at Opium Magazine.[1] She is a cofounder of the Literary Death Match reading series and of Black Balloon Publishing. In 2015, she launched the publishing company Catapult.[4] Koch was an executive producer for the films Beasts of No Nation (2015) and Harriet (2019).[1][3]
In 2014, Koch founded Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, a neuroscience research foundation on consciousness and self-perception.[3][5] In 2018, she founded Unlikely Collaborators, a nonprofit focused on self-investigation and helping people understand themselves.[5][6][3]
In 2018, Koch underwent MDMA-assisted therapy and subsequently became a donor to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.[6][7]
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Personal life
As of 2023, Koch was married to Jason Kakoyiannis.[3] She has stated that she is "apolitical".[3][5]
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