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John Wood (activist)
John J. Wood (born January 1964) is the Founder of ''Room to Read'', a global non-profit organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education. Room to Read works in ten countries in Asia and Africa, and has reached 10 million children. He is also the author of "Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy", ''Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children'' and the children's book ''Zak the Yak with Books on His Back''.〔Wood, John, (''Leaving Microsoft to Change the World'' ) June 2008, Harper, ISBN 978-0-00-723703-6〕〔(John J. Wood ) leavingmicrosoftbook.com〕 He is a three-term member of the Clinton Global Initiative's Advisory Board and is a frequent lecturer at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and NYU's Stern School of Business.
==Early life==
John Wood was born in January 1964, in Hartford, Connecticut, where he spent his early childhood. His family later settled in Athens, Pennsylvania, where he attended high school.〔Thompson, Bob, ("His Bottom Line: Educating the World's Kids" ), ''The Washington Post,'' September 9, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2014. "()as he did seven years ago at age 35()"〕 He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, and a master's degree in business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.〔("Room to Read - Board of Directors" )〕
From 1991-1999, John Wood worked as an executive for Microsoft. His positions included Director of Marketing for Australia, Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific region and Director of Business Development for Greater China.〔Wood, John, (''Leaving Microsoft to Change the World'' ) June 2008, Harper, page 261.〕
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