Neeru Khosla

Neeru Khosla (born 1955/1956) is the co-founder and chair of the non-profit CK12 Foundation.[2]

Neeru Khosla
Khosla speaking at TEDxNYED, an education-focused event, 2010
Born1955/1956 (age 63–64)[1]
India
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSan Jose State University
Stanford Graduate School of Education
Known forCo-founder and chair, CK12 Foundation
Board member ofWikimedia Foundation
Spouse(s)Vinod Khosla
Children4

Early life

Having grown up in India and England, Khosla wanted to be a doctor. She had an aptitude for science, but the prerequisite for medicine of animal dissection pushed her to pursue microbiology instead.[3]

Khosla focused her studies in India on science and moved to the U.S. shortly after marrying Vinod Khosla in 1980. Around the time he co-founded Sun Microsystems, she earned a master's degree in molecular biology from San Jose State University. Soon, she started a job studying gene expression at Stanford University.[3] She also has a master's degree in education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education.[4]

Career

In December 2008, it was announced that Khosla had been appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation advisory board.[5] She has been on the boards of other organizations including the American India Foundation and DonorsChoose.[6]

Personal life

She is married to the billionaire engineer and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, her "childhood boyfriend".[1][7] They have four children.[8][9]

References
  1. Savchuk, Katia. "Neeru Khosla, Wife Of Billionaire Venture Capitalist, Wants To Fix Education With Software". forbes.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. Savchuk, Katia. "Neeru Khosla, Wife Of Billionaire Venture Capitalist, Wants To Fix Education With Software". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. "The Reinvention of Neeru Khosla". 2014-03-28. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. Cassidy, Mike (January 22, 2012). "Cassidy: Don't bet against Neeru Khosla's idea to save our schools". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor Dec 2008
  6. Meersschaert, Kate (October 8, 2012). "Profile: Neeru Khosla". New Learning Times. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. Holson, Laura M. "A Capitalist Venturing in the World of Computers and Religion". nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. Levin, Bess. "Tech Billionaire Takes "Get Off My Lawn!" Case to the Supreme Court". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. "Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla hosts dinner for Obama - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.


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