Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

John Wood recounts his transition from a high-pressure executive role at Microsoft to the founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit dedicated to literacy and girls' education in developing countries. The narrative begins with a soul-searching trek in the Himalayas, where Wood, feeling trapped by corporate demands, visits a remote Nepalese school and is struck by the scarcity of books. This encounter catalyzes his decision to leave the tech industry to address global illiteracy, applying his business acumen to social impact.

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