Who is Keith Raniere?

Keith Raniere is a convicted felon and founder of NXIVM. He is popular as a cult leader who has been accused of various federal crimes.

On 27th October 2020, he is scheduled to be sentenced. He will be facing 15-year mandatory minimum prison terms that can be extended to a lifetime.

Keith Raniere- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Keith Raniere was born as Keith Allen Raniere on 26th August 1960 In Brooklyn, New York City. He is of British-Irish ethnicity.

He is a son of James Raniere and Vera Oschypko. His father, James is an advertiser, and his mother, Vera is a ballroom dancing instructor by profession. His parents separated when he was just 8 years old.

Moving toward his academics, attended the Waldorf School in Steiner. Later, he joined the Suffer High School and completed his Junior High School. After that, he enrolled in the Rockland Country Day School in Congers. In June 1978, he completed his High School education.

In 1982, he graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a GPA of 2.26.

Early Childhood

Some of his childhood stories claim that he was quite different from an ordinary child. His former partner, Barbara Bouchey shared a story that his father, James shared with her.

As per the story, James praised him called intelligent and gifted. The following day, he started behaving like Jesus Christ.