Archive - January 15, 2024

 Reed Hastings Reed Hastings is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Netflix, a global streaming entertainment service. Born on October 8, 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts, Hastings grew up in a family that valued education. He attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School and later went on to study at Bowdoin College, where he earned a degree in mathematics. After graduating from college, Hastings joined the Peace Corps and spent two years teaching high school mathematics in Swaziland 1983-85. This experience had a profound impact on him and shaped his views on education and cultural exchange. Upon returning to the United States, he attended Stanford University, where he earned a master’s degree in computer science. In 1991, Reed Hastings co-founded his first company, Pure Software, a debugging software company. Pure Software experienced significant growth and went public in 1995. However, the company faced challenges, and in 1997, it merged . . .

Here is our new list of RPCV & staff authors we know of who have published two or more books of any type. Currently—in January 2024–the count is 533. If you know of someone who has and their name is not on this list, then please email: jcoyneone@gmail.com. We know we don’t have all such writers who have served over these past 63 years. Thank you.’ Jerome R. Adams (Colombia 1963–65) Tom Adams (Togo 1974-76) Thomas “Taj” Ainlay, Jr. (Malaysia 1973–75) Elizabeth (Letts) Alalou (Morocco 1983–86) Jane Albritton (India 1967-69) Robert Albritton (Ethiopia 1963-65) Usha Alexander (Vanuatu 1996–97) James G. Alinder (Somalia 1964-66) Richard Alleman (Morocco 1968-70) Hayward Allen (Ethiopia 1962-64) Diane Demuth Allensworth (Panama 1964–66) Paul E. Allaire (Ethiopia 1964–66) Jack Allison (Malawi 1967-69) Allman (Nepal 1966-68) Nancy Amidei (Nigeria 1964–65) Gary Amo (Malawi 1962–64) David C. Anderson (Costa Rica 1964-66) Lauri Anderson (Nigeria 1963-65) Peggy Anderson (Togo 1962-64) James . . .