Richard Dinkel is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Koch Industries, Inc. In this role, Richard has responsibility for Koch’s finance functions including accounting, tax, treasury, risk and IT, in addition to Koch’s Global Services group. He serves on the board of directors of Flint Hills Resources, Guardian Industries, Georgia-Pacific, INVISTA, Molex and Koch Global Services. Richard has more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting operations for large companies. Richard serves on the board of directors for JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) of Missouri and Kansas. He has also served as a board member of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Salvation Army and the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Richard is a past member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board advisory committee. Richard attended the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, earning bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting. He is a certified public accountant. Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America, with annual revenues that exceed $125 billion. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in manufacturing, agriculture, pulp and paper, packaging, consumer products, building materials, glass, automotive components, refining, renewable energy, chemicals and polymers, electronics, enterprise software, data analytics, medical products, engineered technology, project services, recycling, supply chain and logistics, global commodities trading, and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested nearly $150 billion in growth and improvements. With a presence in more than 70 countries, Koch companies employ 120,000 people worldwide, with about 60,000 of those in the United States.