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| In 1998, Salzman incorporated in Delaware the company that launched ] and applied for patents on Raniere's behavior-modification "technology". This company is now known as ]. In 2007, Keith Raniere conceptualized the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation, a private, not-for-profit foundation supporting endeavors that promote embracing humanity, developing ethics, and moving humankind towards a more noble civilization. In August 2008, he conceptualized the World Ethical Foundations Consortium (WEFC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the building of a compassionate, ethical humanity. | In 1998, Salzman incorporated in Delaware the company that launched ] and applied for patents on Raniere's behavior-modification "technology". This company is now known as ]. In 2007, Keith Raniere conceptualized the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation, a private, not-for-profit foundation supporting endeavors that promote embracing humanity, developing ethics, and moving humankind towards a more noble civilization. In August 2008, he conceptualized the World Ethical Foundations Consortium (WEFC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the building of a compassionate, ethical humanity. | ||
| In 2009 a story in the New York Post a video was posted in which Post alleged that NXIVM was a "cult" bankrolled by the Bronfman's fortune and that Raniere boasts " Hehad people killed,"<ref>By JEANE MacINTOSH [''Cult' leader Keith Raniere makes killer claim on newly released video'The New York Post', October 22, 2010, accessed May23, 2011.</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Keith Raniere is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and the creator of NXIVM, a business offering self-improvement seminars. In addition, Rainere offers additional classes, Executive Success Programs (ESP), that are geared towards business professionals.
In 1988, a test developed by New York philosopher Ron Hoeflin and printed in Omni magazine placed his IQ at between 188 and 194 (Hoeflin confirms the result). The score is said to have landed him in the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records in the category of "Highest IQ".
Background
The son of New York City adman and a mother who taught ballroom dancing, he grew up in the bedroom community of Suffern, N.Y. B.
He arrived in the Albany area at 16 or so—about the time his mother died—to attend the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A few news accounts claim that he earned a triple-major in math, physics and biology, with minors in psychology and philosophy.
By the age of 27, Raniere was already a member of Mensa, a high-IQ society with a minimum requirement at the one-in-a-million level. Raniere gained recognition for answering correctly all but two questions on a 48-question, self- administered test, in which it is stated that Raniere "moved up to the rarified one-in-10-million level."
Business Background
In 1990 Raniere applied his theory to his new business, Consumers' Buyline, a networking company near Albany that promised lucrative commissions to old customers for recruiting new ones. Raniere says by the end of 1993, Consumers' Buyline had sold $1 billion in goods and services employed 80 people. He claims he was worth $50 million. In 1996, Raniere was the subject of an investigation by the Office Of The Attorney General of New York State that led to the closing of Consumer buyline. A consent order went on to impose a $40000 fine and barred Raniere from ever operating a chain distributor scheme in the State of New York.
In 1991, Raniere created another networking company, National Health Network, which sold vitamins.
In 1997, Raniere met the woman who would become his business partner, Nancy Salzman.
In 1998, Salzman incorporated in Delaware the company that launched Executive Success Programs and applied for patents on Raniere's behavior-modification "technology". This company is now known as NXIVM. In 2007, Keith Raniere conceptualized the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation, a private, not-for-profit foundation supporting endeavors that promote embracing humanity, developing ethics, and moving humankind towards a more noble civilization. In August 2008, he conceptualized the World Ethical Foundations Consortium (WEFC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the building of a compassionate, ethical humanity.
In 2009 a story in the New York Post a video was posted in which Post alleged that NXIVM was a "cult" bankrolled by the Bronfman's fortune and that Raniere boasts " Hehad people killed,"
References
- ^ Kohler, Nicholas (9/9/10). "How to lose $100 million". Macleans. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Website Fundacion etica humanitaria". Fundacion Etica Humanitaria. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Freeman, Michael (13 October 2003). "The Best Business Schools: Cult of Personality". Forbes. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- Keeney, Irene Gardner (26 June 1988). "Troy Man Has a Lot on His Mind". Times-Union. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Consent Order and Judgment - Consumers Buyline, Inc. Et. Al". Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- By JEANE MacINTOSH [Cult' leader Keith Raniere makes killer claim on newly released video'The New York Post', October 22, 2010, accessed May23, 2011.