Richard Koch

For the judge, see Richard H. Koch.

Richard Koch
Born	Richard John Koch (1950-07-28)28 July 1950 London, Britain
Education	M.B.A. University of Pennsylvania, Wadham College, Oxford University (M.A.)
Occupation(s)	Author, speaker and investor
Notable work	The 80/20 Principle
Website	www.richardkoch.net

Richard John Koch (born 28 July 1950 in London) is a British management consultant, venture capital investor and author of books on management, marketing and lifestyle. ^[1] He is best known for popularizing the application of the Pareto principle, also known as the "80/20 rule", in business and personal life through his book The 80/20 Principle (1997). ^[2]

Career

Koch has an M.A. from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. Initially Koch worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Subsequently he became a partner at Bain and Company. After leaving Bain in 1983 he co-founded L.E.K. Consulting with Iain Evans and James Lawrence. ^[3]

Businesses owned by Koch have included Filofax, Plymouth Gin, Belgo Restaurants, Betfair, FanDuel, and Auto1. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Publications

• The 80/20 Principle. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 1997, Doubleday 1998. ISBN   0-385-49174-3 ^[7]
• The Power Laws. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2000, published in the US as The Natural Laws of Business, Doubleday 2001. ISBN   0-385-50159-5 ^[8]
• The 80/20 Revolution. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2002, published in the US as The 80/20 Individual, Doubleday, 2003. ISBN   0-385-50957-X ^[9]
• Living the 80/20 Way. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2004. ISBN   1-85788-331-4 ^[10]
• Superconnect: the power of networks and the strength of weak links. Little, Brown/WW Norton, 2010. ISBN   978-0-393-07160-3.
• The Star Principle: How It Can Make You Rich. Piatkus Books, 2010, ISBN   978-0-7499-2962-6
• Financial Times Guide to management' : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2013. Copies in 243 libraries, according to WorldCat ^[11]
• The 80/20 Manager: Ten ways to become a Great Leader. Piatkus/Little Brown, 2013 ISBN   978-0-7499-5925-8
• The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws of Nature: The Science of Success. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2014. ISBN   978-1-85788-611-5 & ISBN   978-1-85788-918-5
• Simplify (with Greg Lockwood) London : Piatkus, 2018.

References

1. Nagar, Anupam (4 June 2022). "Richard Koch's rules to help you make better investment decisions". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. Ferriss, Tim (22 September 2020). "Richard Koch on Mastering the 80/20 Principle, Achieving Unreasonable Success, and the Art of Gambling (#466)". The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
3. "Richard Koch: $100 Million Net Worth Without 80-Hour Workweeks". 19 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
4. "Richard Koch". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
5. "Richard Koch". London Business Forum. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
6. Brisinger, Anton. "Love Cocoa Secures Sweet £4.25m Investment". Startups Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
7. "Concentrate on activities with the most valuable results: New book gives tips on how to achieve more in less time". The Kansas City Star . 13 October 1998. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
8. "The Power Laws – The Science of Success by Richard Koch". Business Line . 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
9. "The era of a few great men – The essentials of 80/20 leaders are well defined in this manifesto, but Richard Scase doubts they are shaping a New Economic Order". Management Today . 1 June 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. Trapp, Roger (20 June 2004). "Living the 80/20 way, by Richard Koch". The Independent on Sunday . London. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
11. WorldCat item record

External links

• http://www.richardkoch.net
• Nicholas Brealey Publishing
• BoingBoing.net Interview with Richard Koch