Room to Read Appoints Stanley Hainsworth and Tomoya Masanao to Global Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Room to Read, a leading global education organization focused on children’s literacy and girls’ education, today announced the appointment of Stanley Hainsworth and Tomoya Masanao to its global board of directors.

Commenting on these appointments, Room to Read CEO Dr. Geetha Murali said: “Stanley Hainsworth and Tamoya Masanao are highly valued additions to our global board of directors. Their unique skillsets will strengthen our operational excellence, as we continue to scale proven solutions to the worldwide education crisis.”

Stanley Hainsworth is Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Tether, a storytelling juggernaut creating branding, design and advertising for a diverse range of clients including Tatcha, BMW Motorrad, Pepsi, Under Armour, Microsoft, Amazon, and Gatorade. Stanley is an expert in the art of brand story craft and has served as Creative Director at Nike, and Global Creative Director at Lego and Starbucks. Since 2022, Hainsworth has been working closely with Room to Read and leading the organization’s brand identity exploration to more boldly reflect its girls’ education and gender equality portfolio.

Tomoya Masanao is Managing Director and co-head of Asia-Pacific portfolio management of investment firm PIMCO. Tomoya co-oversees the portfolio management teams in the Asia-Pacific region and manages clients’ assets. Prior to joining PIMCO, Tomoya was an executive director and senior portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and previously was employed with The Sumitomo Bank (currently known as SMBC). Tomoya has been a member of Room to Read’s Japan regional board of directors since 2017, alongside his wife Yuri Masanao. He has served as co-chair of the regional board since 2019.

A full listing of Room to Read’s board of directors can be found here.

About Room to Read:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 32 million children and has worked in 21 countries and in more than 49,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to benefit 40 million children by 2025. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.