JOHN

WOOD

John Wood

Introduction about John Wood

At age 35, John Wood quitted his position as Microsoft's Director of Business Development for the Greater China Region in order to found Room to ReadJohn's career at Microsoft spanned 1991 to 1999, where he ran significant parts of Microsoft's international business, as the Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific Division, Director of the Internet Customer Unit for Microsoft Australia, and Director of Marketing for Microsoft Australia.

More about Room to read

Room to read envisions a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world.

To achieve this goal, Room to read focus on two areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education.  

work in collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they’ll need to succeed in school and beyond.

Impact of John Wood and his organisation, Room to read• Room to Read, a non-profit organisation was

founded by John Wood• It established over 12 500 libraries• It Donated and published 10 million books

Impact of John Wood and his organisation, Room to read built over 1,500 schools, supported more than 13,500 girls so they can

graduate from secondary school with the skills they need to succeed.

n total, Room to Read has impacted the lives 6 million children.

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