Reading is like a vaccine against ignorance and education is the
answer to a better life for our children." - David Risher,
Worldreader
A global nonprofit, brining digital books to the developing
world.
www.worldreader.orgfacebook.com/worldreader
Twitter: @worldreaders
DAVID RISHER CEO & Co-Founder of Worldreader
Unlocking the Library: Worldreader's Beginning
Worldreader began with a trip to an orphanage in Ecuador. While
the orphanage was fortunate enough to have a library, its doors
were chained shut and the building sat neglected. David Risher, was
on this trip, as part of an educational 19-country tour around the
globe. As someone who deeply loved books and the ideas and stories
they share, David was profoundly moved to see a library, literally
locked up because its the books it held were not relevant to its
community.
This sparked a dialouge between David Risher and Colin McElwee
about how technology could be used to bring digital libraries,
filled with good books, to kids throughout the developing world.
What followed was the founding of Worldreader, a nonprofit that
uses technology and partnerships with leading international
publishers to bring digital books to places that traditional books
simply arent available. Today, Worldreaders library reaches
millions of people in the developing world with 27,000+ book
titles.
SPEAKING TOPICS & DETAILS
Mr. Risher is available for selected interviews with press via
Skype, in person, phone, and email. Topics of expertise
include:
Technology in the developing world.
The impact of books on children in poverty.
Leadership among technology-centric nonprofits.
The need for education in the developing world.
The transformative power of literacy.
CONTACT: Please reply with your name, media outlet, and contact
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Top 2015 Worldreader Stories
5 Million New Mobile Readers Reached Through Worldreader and
Opera Software with 25,000 free digital books
World-Famous Author Paulo Coelho Donates Beloved Titles
Worldreader Wins Double 2015 MEFFY Awards for Social
Responsibility and Mobile First Market
Worldreader Embraces Solar Power in the Developing World
Sarah Obama Library Goes Digital with Worldreader
Clinton Global Initiative Recognizes Worldreader
Changing MindsMobile reading has been shown to improve the way
people feel about reading. Of those who said they disliked or hated
reading before reading on their mobile phones, 62% reported that
they like reading more now. - 2015 UNESCO Study
Davids Qualifications
Over two decades experience leading technological advancements
on a large-scale.
General manager at Microsoft: managed the marketing and
development of Microsofts first desktop database.
Senior Vice President at Amazon: Helped grow the company from
$16 million to $4 billion in sales.
Taught at University of Washington's Foster School of Business.
Voted Professor of the Year by his students.
Served as President of the Board of Barcelona's Benjamin
Franklin International School
Member of ESADE Business Schools International Advisory Board.
Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree
in Comparative Literature and earned an MBA from the Harvard
Business School. Draper Richards Kaplan entrepreneur An invited
member of the Clinton Global Initiative A Microsoft Alumni
Foundation Integral Fellow. David also speaks four languages and is
an avid long-distance
cyclist. Favorite Books: The Odyssey andThe Lion, The Witch,
and
the Wardrobe.
