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# Charles Koch – Winner of the 2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty 

Charles Koch has long championed principles of human progress that characterize a free and open society, one of equal rights and mutual benefit where people are empowered to innovate, succeed, and realize their potential by creating value for others.

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##### Charles Koch 

Chairman and CEO, Koch Industries

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