Neeru Khosla
Neeru Khosla | |
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.jpg) Khosla in 2010 | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 70–71)[1] Delhi, India |
| Education | |
| Known for | Co-founder and chair, CK12 Foundation |
Board member of | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Spouse | Vinod Khosla |
| Children | 4 |
| Football career | |
| Seattle Seahawks | |
| Title | Owner |
| Career history | |
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Neeru Khosla (born 1955/1956) is an Indian American businesswomen. Khosla is the co-founder of the non-profit CK12 Foundation and the controlling owner of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). She, along with her husband Vinod Khosla, acquired the Seahawks in 2026 for over $9 billion.
Early life
[edit]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 molecular biology instead.[2]
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.[2] She also has a master's degree in education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education.[3]
Career
[edit]In December 2008, it was announced that Khosla had been appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation advisory board.[4] She has been on the boards of other organizations including the American India Foundation and DonorsChoose.[5]
The Khosla family were announced as the new majority owners of the Seattle Seahawks, a National Football League franchise, with Neeru named as controlling owner.[6]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to the billionaire engineer and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, her childhood boyfriend.[1][7] They have four children.[8][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Savchuk, Katia. "Neeru Khosla, Wife Of Billionaire Venture Capitalist, Wants To Fix Education With Software". forbes.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- 1 2 "The Reinvention of Neeru Khosla". 2014-03-28. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor Dec 2008
- ↑ Meersschaert, Kate (October 8, 2012). "Profile: Neeru Khosla". New Learning Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ Schwarzwalder, Sofia (July 13, 2026). "Seahawks sale: Get to know family buying team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ Holson, Laura M. (3 January 2000). "A Capitalist Venturing in the World of Computers and Religion". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ Levin, Bess (23 February 2018). "Tech Billionaire Takes "Get Off My Lawn!" Case to the Supreme Court". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ "Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla hosts dinner for Obama - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- O'Reilly TOC Conference 2008 Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Neeru Khosla on Education and Doing a Start-Up Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
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