Biography
Jim Koch, born in 1949, is an American businessman and brewer best known as the co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company, the maker of Samuel Adams beer. A Harvard graduate with degrees in Arts, Juris Doctor, and MBA, Koch left a consulting career to revive his family's brewing legacy, using a 150-year-old family recipe. He is considered a founding father of the American craft brewing movement. With an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion as of 2024, Koch's wealth comes from his beer ventures. His career includes early experience as a consultant with Boston Consulting Group before dedicating himself to the craft beer industry. He is also the author of "Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two".