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Byron Knight

President and Chief Operating Officer at Koch Disruptive Technologies

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Overview

Byron Knight serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at Koch Disruptive Technologies[1][3], the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries[2]. Knight has held progressively senior roles at the organization since joining in 2018, including Managing Director from March 2018 to May 2021[5] and Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director from June 2021 to November 2022[4]. In the current position, Knight leads capability development, operations, and investments across prioritized themes[2] and has directed approximately 20 investments in Industry 4.0, Cybersecurity, and FinTech companies[2]. Knight serves on the boards of Trackonomy[9], Outrider[7], Automox[8], and Dragos[6]. Knight holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, earned between 1995 and 1999[11].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Byron Knight is President and COO of Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries. KDT’s role is to invest in technology companies that disrupt and transform Koch’s core businesses and expand into new platforms and capabilities. Byron is responsible for leading the organization’s capability development, operations, and investments across their prioritized themes. Since joining KDT, Byron has led roughly 20 investments across Industry 4.0, Cybersecurity, and FinTech companies. He currently sits on the boards of Trackonomy, Outrider, Automox and Ibotta. Prio…

Career history

  1. President and Chief Operating OfficerNov 2022 to presentKoch Disruptive Technologies
  2. Chief Operating Officer and Managing DirectorJun 2021 to Nov 2022Koch Disruptive Technologies
  3. Managing DirectorMar 2018 to May 2021Koch Disruptive Technologies
  4. Board DirectorAug 2020 to presentDragos, Inc.
  5. Board DirectorJul 2020 to presentOutrider
  6. Board DirectorJan 2020 to presentAutomox
  7. Board DirectorOct 2019 to presentTrackonomy
  8. Board DirectorFeb 2024 to Mar 2025Strider Technologies

Education

  1. Bachelor of Industrial Engineering1995 - 1999Georgia Institute of Technology

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