Julia Flesher cook

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Julia Flesher Koch (* 1962 or 1963 in Iowa ) is the widow of David H. Koch and rose to the top 3 richest women after his death .

Life

Koch was born in rural Iowa and didn't come to New York until the late 1980s . There she worked for some time as the assistant to the fashion designer Adolfo. Koch gained access to the city's high society; in the early 1990s, for example, she was photographed at events such as the Costume Institute charity gala in the Metropolitan Museum

She met her future husband on a blind date in 1991. After an initial rejection, they met again 6 months later and came together.

Fred Thompson, David Koch and Julia Koch, 2007

In 1993 she stopped working and devoted herself entirely to married life. In 1996, the 33-year-old married billionaire David H. Koch, 23 years her senior. They had three children.

In addition to married life, she took care of the David H. Koch Foundation. She is president there.

capital

With the death of her husband in 2019, she inherited his fortune. Depending on the calculation, this amounts to 39 to 48 billion euros. Together with his brother, David Koch held 42 percent of the family company Koch Industries .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Julia Flesher, David Koch's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know , Heavy.com, August 23, 2019
  2. ↑ About Julia Koch | David H. Koch Foundation. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
  3. ↑ High Society: Billion Heiress Julia Flesher Koch: In one fell swoop, third richest woman in the world. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Chef, Julia Flesher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American billionaire, widow of David H. Koch
DATE OF BIRTH 1962 or 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Iowa