Neeru Khosla
Co-founder of the CK12 Foundation
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Neeru Khosla (born 1955/1956) is the co-founder and chair of the non-profit CK12 Foundation.[2]
Neeru Khosla | |
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.jpg) Khosla in 2010 | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 69–70)[1] India |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University Stanford Graduate School of Education |
| Known for | Co-founder and chair, CK12 Foundation |
Board member of | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Spouse | Vinod Khosla |
| Children | 4 |
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]
