Neeru Khosla | |
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Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 67–68)
[1] India |
Nationality | American |
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 |
Neeru Khosla (born 1955/1956) is the co-founder and chair of the non-profit CK12 Foundation. [2]
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]
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]
She is married to the billionaire engineer and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, her childhood boyfriend. [1] [7] They have four children. [8] [9]