John Wood: Founder of Room to Read & U-Go
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John Wood is the Founder of 2 nonprofit organisations: Room to Read (supporting children’s literacy) and U-Go (helping women in low-income countries to attend University). John joins Elliot to share how a hiking trip to Nepal was the spark that drove him to raise over $750 million in philanthropic capital and bring Room to Read's education programs to over 30 million children.
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