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NXIVM (/ˈnɛksiəm/ NEK-see-əm) is the name commonly used to describe the personality cult of imprisoned racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere.[3] NXIVM is also the trademarked name of the defunct corporation that Raniere founded, which provided seminars and videos in the field of human potential development.[4][5] The United States seized ownership of NXIVM related entities and their intellectual property through asset forfeiture following Raniere's conviction.[6]
NXIVM Corporation
NXIVM Logo.png
Type
Privately held company
Industry
Multi-level marketing; personal development
Founded
1998; 25 years ago
Founder
Keith Raniere
Nancy Salzman
Headquarters
Clifton Park, New York, U.S.
Key people
Keith Raniere (co-founder, leader)
Nancy Salzman (co-founder, president)
Allison Mack (recruiter, leader)
Clare Bronfman (funder, leader)[1]
Emiliano Salinas (Mexican venture capitalist, son of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, former President of Mexico)[2]
Products
Personal-growth seminars
Website
nxivm.com (Archived)
The NXIVM Corporation was based in the New York Capital District and had centers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[7][8] The subsidiary companies of NXIVM recruited based on the multi-level marketing model and used curricula based on the intellectual property ("tech") of Raniere called "Rational Inquiry".[9] Courses attracted a variety of notable students including actors as well as the children of the rich and powerful.[10][11] At its height, NXIVM had 700 active members.[12]
Over its existence, former members and families of NXIVM clients alarmed by Raniere's behavior and NXIVM's practices spoke to investigative journalists of Forbes, Vanity Fair, The New York Observer, and the Times Union of Albany calling the organization a "cult". The organization was criticized in similar terms by Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education Institute and activists and academics from the anti-cult movement.[13][14][15][16] In 2017, former members Sarah Edmondson, Bonnie Piesse and Mark Vicente, as well as Catherine Oxenberg (mother of member India Oxenberg) spoke to The New York Times and revealed grave concerns about Keith Raniere and NXIVM, including the existence of a secret society called "DOS" in which women were branded, made to record false confessions and provide nude photographs for blackmail.[17]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXIVM