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Steve Daley

Steve Daley

Title: President of Market Based Management

Company: Koch Industries, Inc.

Location: Wichita, Kansas

Educational Background

Ph.D., Economics, George Mason University, 2005


Huntsman School Interactions:

Leadership Forum Series Speaker - March 30, 2018

Biography

Steve is president of Market-Based Management, LLC, which provides training and development services to Koch companies.

Mr. Daley joined Koch in 2005. He was director of the MBM® Capability prior to his current role.

In the United States, he has worked as a consultant to USAID and as a research fellow for the Mercatus Center. He has had several opportunities to present his work on microfinance to congressional audiences.

Mr. Daley has a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and has worked in both the business and policy fields. He was raised in Australia where he was a partner in a tax and business strategy firm for more than five years.

Based in Wichita, Kansas., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America with estimated annual revenues as high as $100 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; electronics; information systems; commodity trading; minerals; energy; glass; ranching; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $80 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in more than about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 120,000 people worldwide, with about 70,000 of those in the United States. From January 2009 to present, Koch companies have earned more than 1,200 awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service.

Videos:

Leadership Forum: Steve Daley, Koch Industries