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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 Areas of Impact

Keith Krach’s career has spanned manufacturing, engineering software, electronic commerce, digital agreements, leadership development, higher education, philanthropy, mentorship, diplomacy, and trusted technology. Explore ten areas of work that have shaped his career across business, public service, education, and civic leadership.

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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 advances civic participation, service, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Krach Institute advances technology diplomacy and trusted technology partnerships among governments, companies, and allies.

Freedom 250

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Freedom 250 is a national effort connected to the United States’ 250th anniversary. Its mission is to bring Americans together around civic participation, service, innovation, entrepreneurship, and America’s next 250 years.

Keith Krach serves as CEO of Freedom 250, helping lead a nationwide effort to honor the nation’s history while inspiring the next generation of builders, innovators, students, veterans, educators, public servants, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

The 250th anniversary is an opportunity for all Americans to reflect, participate, and help shape the country’s next chapter.

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The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue advances the field of technology diplomacy and works to ensure that trusted technology strengthens freedom, security, and prosperity.
The Institute brings together leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to help democratic nations understand and lead in critical and emerging technologies.
Its work includes education, policy engagement, trusted technology partnerships, global convenings, and the Tech Diplomacy Academy.

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Global Tech Security Commission

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The Global Tech Security Commission brings together bipartisan leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society to develop strategies for ensuring that technology advances freedom.
Its work focuses on practical policies, partnerships, and trusted technology cooperation in an era of increasing geopolitical competition.

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Technology Diplomacy and the Clean Network

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As U.S. Under Secretary of State, Keith Krach helped launch the Clean Network, a trusted-technology initiative focused on secure networks, transparency, and democratic values. The effort brought together governments, telecommunications companies, and industry leaders around shared principles of trust and security during a period of growing strategic competition.
The Clean Network became an important example of technology diplomacy in practice.

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transformational strategies

Keith Krach’s leadership work has focused on building trusted teams, creating new categories, forming strategic partnerships, and strengthening institutions across business, education, philanthropy, and public service.

CREATING NEW CATEGORIES

Creating a new category that people trust is the best way to establish a dominant market position. This strategy works whether you’re in the public or private sector.

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BUILDING TRUSTED TEAMS

The company or organization with the best team wins, period. To build a high performance team, you need to create an environment where diverse teams can work together with a shared vision. The foundation is TRUST.

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FORMING TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS

Striking up trusted strategic partnerships is a powerful way to tap new markets, increase scale, and build a brand and bottom line. This is true whether you’re talking enterprise software or NATO.

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CONSTRUCTING TRUST NETWORKS

No matter what you’re trying to achieve, a trusted network can expand your reach and influence. To really accelerate growth, build a network of networks.

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DEVELOPING TRUST STANDARDS

In Silicon Valley, industry standards set the rules of the game. DocuSign created the xDTM standard to measure the level of trust in a transaction. The Clean Network set trust standards that enabled countries to safeguard information and freedom.

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Keith Krach is an entrepreneur, former U.S. diplomat, and civic leader whose career has focused on building companies, institutions, and alliances at the intersection of technology, trust, and freedom.
He currently serves as CEO of Freedom 250, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, and Chairman of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council.

Krach previously served as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Chairman and CEO of DocuSign, and Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ariba. Earlier in his career, he became the youngest-ever vice president at General Motors.
Across business, public service, higher education, and civic life, his work has focused on building trusted institutions, strengthening freedom, and preparing the next generation of leaders.

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Jun, 1999

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High Flying Ariba soars up 291 percent in IPO

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Apr, 2018

DocuSign — Krach’s third successful IPO

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Sep, 2020

Keith Krach highest ranking US official to visit Taiwan in 41 years

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Mar, 2022

Keith Krach nominated for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

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Jun, 1999

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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