John Fallon is CEO of Pearson, the multinational publishing company and former owner of the Financial Times. In this in-depth interview, John discusses the disposal of the FT; outlines his plans for Pearson\u2019s turnaround, despite facing their toughest years yet; talks candidly about his business successes and failures; takes us through his career, from humble beginnings as John Prescott\u2019s researcher, to CEO of a global brand; reveals why he treasures the first edition of Dr Johnson\u2019s Dictionary in his office; and explains his motivation to return to corporate life after beating throat cancer.