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John Wood is the Founder of Room to Read, an organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated Children.® At age 35, John left his position as Director of Business Development for Microsoft’s Greater China region to found Room to Read.
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John J. Wood (born January 29, 1964) is an American activist who was the founder of two global education charities: Room to Read and U-Go. Wood started Room to Read in 2000 after quitting his executive position as Microsoft's director of business development for the greater China region.
John Wood, founder of Room to Read is working to improve literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries.
Room to Read was co-founded and launched by John Wood, Erin Keown Ganju and Dinesh Shrestha in 1999 after Wood visited several local schools in Nepal.
Leadership & Board. Our leaders represent the best attributes of the private and public sectors. We get things done. And we take risks that get results. Across functions, our global leaders have deep expertise in international education, business and finance.
John Wood is the Founder of Room to Read, an organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated Children.® Through its work, Room to Read has brought the lifelong gift of education to 16.6 million children in 16 countries.
Our trek through Nepal, John Wood visits a school with just a few books for its 450 students. The headmaster says, "Perhaps, sir, you will someday come back with books." A fortuitous collaboration with Dinesh Shrestha returns John to Nepal with 3,000 books collected from friends and family.
