Seventeen years ago, John left his position as Microsoft’s Director of Business Development for Greater China to found Room to Read, one of the world’s fastest-growing not for profit organisations in history, as told in his award-winning memoir, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children.
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. To date almost 12 million children have benefitted from the organisation's work. It continues to invest in nearly one million children each year and aims to invest in the lives of at least 15 million children by 2020.
Join us for the first Inspirational Dinner of 2017 that we’re hosting with John Wood, Founder, Room to Read on Thursday 27 April at 6.30pm at the China Club, Hong Kong. Click to register.