Keith Krach
Entrepreneur. Public servant. Technology diplomacy leader.
Keith Krach is an entrepreneur, former U.S. diplomat, and civic leader who has built companies, institutions, and alliances at the intersection of technology, trust, and freedom.
Today, he serves as CEO of Freedom 250 and Chairman and Co-Founder of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, advancing civic participation, trusted technology, and American leadership.
ten transformations
Keith Krach’s endless quest to challenge the status quo and make a profound and far-reaching impact on the world.
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Current Mission
Keith Krach’s work centers on a core principle: trust is the foundation for strong institutions, secure technology, and free societies.
Today, that mission continues through Freedom 250 and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. Freedom 250 is focused on civic participation, service, innovation, entrepreneurship, and America’s next 250 years. The Krach Institute advances technology diplomacy and trusted technology networks among governments, companies, and allies.
Freedom 250
We are entering a once-in-a-generation moment in our history.
President Donald J. Trump pledged that our nation’s 250th birthday would be celebrated in a way worthy of our history, our values, and our future. To help realize that vision at national scale, he launched Freedom 250—the nonpartisan organization created to lead this historic effort.
I am grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to execute his vision for Freedom 250.
At its core, Freedom 250 is a national movement—bringing states, businesses, organizations, and citizens together to honor our history, cherish our God-given freedoms, and help build a golden age of opportunity for the next 250 years.
This is a moment for all Americans. Join us at Freedom250.org
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Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
Global Tech Security Commission
The Global Tech Security Commission was chartered with bipartisan support from Congress and international allies to devise a blueprint for how countries, companies, civil society organizations, and individuals must collaborate on an imperative with ever-increasing geopolitical significance: technology must advance freedom.
Learn MoreThe invention of tech statecraft
As Under Secretary of State, Krach built the Clean Network, an alliance of 60 countries (representing approximately two-thirds of global GDP), more than 200 telcos, and dozens of industry-leading companies committed to keeping untrusted technologies out of their national telecommunications networks. The Clean Network has been taught as a case study at Harvard Business School.
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“Keith Krach is one of the few leaders I’ve known in business that could put on a uniform tomorrow and be effective as a general in the United States Army.”
Biography
Read MoreKeith Krach is a Silicon Valley innovator and dedicated public servant. Currently serving as CEO of Freedom 250, a nationwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of United States’ independence, Krach founded and led several category-creating companies—including Ariba, the world’s largest B2B e-commerce network, which transacts $6 trillion annually; and DocuSign, inventors of digital transaction management, serving 1 million companies, and over a billion users. He served as Chairman of Purdue University, and as International President of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
As Under Secretary of State, Krach built the Clean Network Alliance of Democracies to defeat the CCP’s masterplan to control 5G; spearheaded the largest onshoring in US history to secure the semiconductor supply chain; strengthened ties with Taiwan by becoming the highest-ranking State Department official to visit in 41 years, and orchestrating the Lee Economic Prosperity
Partnership; drove divestment in CCP companies to protect US investors from unknowingly financing Chinese military buildup; and mobilized action against CCP’s ethnic/religious genocide in Xinjiang. As a result of these and other national security initiatives, Krach and his family were sanctioned by the CCP.
For his work securing 5G, his advocacy for Taiwan and his actions on behalf of the persecuted Uyghur minority, Krach was nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Today, he serves as chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, a bipartisan institute devoted to applying the lessons learned from the Clean Network to a broad set of other critical technologies that must be safeguarded to protect our freedom.
Jun, 1999
High Flying Ariba soars up 291 percent in IPO
Apr, 2018
DocuSign — Krach’s third successful IPO
Sep, 2020
Keith Krach highest ranking US official to visit Taiwan in 41 years
Mar, 2022
Keith Krach nominated for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
