David Risher

John David Risher (born July 15, 1965) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Worldreader, a non-profit organization that aims to bring digital books to the developing world through mobile phones and e-readers.Risher served as an executive at Microsoft Corporation, and was Senior Vice President of US Retail at Amazon.com from 1997 to 2002. In November 2009, together with Colin McElwee, he founded Worldreader.