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JOHN WOOD

John J. Wood (born 1964)

is the founder of two global
education charities: Room to
Read and U-Go. He started
Room to Read in 2000 after

quitting his executive position Leaving Microsoft to
as Microsoft’s Director of Change the World
Business Development for
the Greater China Region. Genre:

He appears frequently on Autobiography
international television and (Translated)
radio as the face of education
charity for the less fortunate.

In 1998, John Wood was a
rising executive at Microsoft.
Then a trip to Nepal inspired
him to set up schools and
libraries in the developing
world. Fuelled by the same
drive that made him a top
executive, Wood took his
business acumen into the
charity sector and created
Room to Read, a stunningly
effective organisation that
has created a network of
more than 2,000 schools and
libraries throughout Asia
and Africa in only six years.
Leaving Microsoft to Change
the World chronicles John
Wood’s incredible journey,
his first years at Microsoft,
his life-changing decision
to leave, and the adventure
that followed. His story is an
inspirational example of how
to create success on your own
terms and contribute what
you have for a better change
in the world.

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