The Story of The Story of John WoodJohn Wood

He was born on January 1964, in Hartford

(USA), Connecticut. He was a director in Microsoft Corporation. He holds a degree from University of

Colorado. His hobbies are skiing, running, hiking,

reading and wine

Introduction of John Wood’s early life.

Currently, He lives in West Village of New York

City, travelling roughly 200 days per year on behalf of Room to Read.

Social Entrepreneur

He started with a simple email requesting friends

to donate used books, has grown into Room to Read.

Room to Read combines his passion with the discipline for a well-gun global company.

He has been described by Fast Company Magazines as “all heart, all business”.

In 1998, An event that happened on John’s vacation changed his life, He was trekking through a remote Himalayan village when he struck up a conversation with a school teacher, who invited John to visit his School.

History and impact of their works.

There, John discovered that the few books in the village were so precious that they were kept under lock and key to protect it from the children

Wikipedia, Google, the rest look up at the

ceiling and figure out yourself. Members: Zhi Yang, Vernon “Doctor” Han, Wen

Jing

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