Daniel A. Solomon

Daniel Solomon is the chief risk officer of Koch Industries, Inc., responsible for enterprise risk management including all global market, credit and hazard risk management activities.  Mr. Solomon began his career with Koch in 2005 as a director for Koch Equity Development. While working in Koch Equity Development, he supported the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and evaluation of other new investment platforms. He transferred to Koch Minerals, LLC in 2006, serving initially as vice president of commercial development and most recently as chief financial officer.  With Koch Minerals, he supported the expansion of the company’s global bulk commodity trading capabilities, as well as the North American oil & gas exploration capabilities.  Before joining Koch, he was a Principal with Svoboda, Collins L.L.C., a Chicago-based private equity firm, supporting the firm’s business services and growth equity investment initiatives. Prior to that, Mr. Solomon was a management consultant with Ernst & Young.   He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematical methods and computer studies from Northwestern University and a master’s in business adminstration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America with annual revenues of about $115 billion, according to Forbes. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components; commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested about $60 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 100,000 people worldwide.