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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 has founded and donated to multiple organizations involved in the research and popular study of consciousness, self-perception, and psychedelic therapy.
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Early life and education
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]
Career
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 book publishing company Catapult.[3][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.[3][5][6]
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]
References
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