# Lori Koch

> Lori D. Koch is the chief executive officer of DuPont, appointed June 1, 2024 after serving as CFO from February 2020. A Penn State and Babson graduate who joined DuPont in 2003, she has held business finance, investor relations and corporate planning roles. Her work outside DuPont includes Penn State Smeal’s Board of Visitors and a joint $250,000 commitment with her husband to finance scholarships and career exploration.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at DuPont
- **Organizations:** DuPont, Actylis, Penn State Smeal College of Business Board of Visitors, Comcast Business Communications, Lucent Technologies
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Finance and International Business, Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Accounting, Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO after more than two decades at DuPont., Led finance for DuPont businesses including Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Performance Polymers and Performance Materials., Played a principal role in strategy, planning and shareholder engagement through the DowDuPont transaction and subsequent separation.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2003** — Held finance roles at Comcast Business Communications and Lucent Technologies.
- **2003** — Joined DuPont.
- **2008-2015** — Global finance manager for various DuPont businesses.
- **2015-2016** — Global Finance Director, Performance Materials, from November 2015 to July 2016.
- **2016-2019** — Director of Investor Relations from July 2016 to May 2019.
- **2019-2020** — Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, from June 2019 until appointment as CFO.
- **2020** — Appointed DuPont Chief Financial Officer on February 18.
- **2022** — Added leadership of DuPont corporate businesses in November; retained this responsibility until becoming CEO.
- **2023** — Appointed to Penn State Smeal Board of Visitors; joint $250,000 commitment with Greg Koch announced for scholarships and career exploration.
- **2024** — Became DuPont Chief Executive Officer effective June 1 and joined its board during 2024.

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO after more than two decades at DuPont.
- Led finance for DuPont businesses including Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Performance Polymers and Performance Materials.
- Played a principal role in strategy, planning and shareholder engagement through the DowDuPont transaction and subsequent separation.
- With Greg Koch, committed $150,000 to a finance scholarship and $100,000 to a finance career exploration fund at Penn State Smeal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — DuPont reported second-quarter net sales of $1.819 billion, 4% organic sales growth and raised its full-year guidance; Koch remained CEO.
- **2026-04** — DuPont completed the sale of its Aramids business to Arclin on April 1.
- **2025-12** — Koch spoke at the Economic Club of New York on December 3, discussing her career and DuPont’s strategy.
- **2025-11** — DuPont completed the Qnity Electronics separation on November 1.
- **2025-01** — DuPont announced it would retain its water business rather than spin it off.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dupont.com/about/leadership/lori-koch.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-koch-4ba31a19/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21