John Wood (activist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJohn Wood (activist)
founder and board co-chair of Room to Read
Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1964
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Profession: entrepreneur
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Wood (activist)
- John J.
- Wood (born January 29, 1964) is the Founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education.
- He is 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.
- He is a four-term member of the Clinton Global Initiative's Advisory Board and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
- Wood was selected for the inaugural class of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum and was awarded Microsoft's first "Alumni of the Year" award by Bill and Melinda Gates.
- Wood has served on the Board of Directors for Net Impact and One Acre Fund, and is currently an Advisory Board member of Global Citizen Year, New Story and Possible Health.
Read more at Wikipedia