By Ryan Flinn
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Marauding elephants were a problem in the Sri Lankan town of Endagalayaya. The solution came from halfway around the globe, as former Silicon Valley software executive Charly Kleissner helped furnish electric lights that villagers use to scare off the interlopers.
``Our goal is to provide electricity to at least 100,000 people in the next five years,'' said Kleissner, 50. He left his job at Ariba Inc. five years ago to work on providing renewable energy to impoverished corners of the world.
Silicon Valley is rife with people like Kleissner who got rich working for technology companies or arranging mergers. They're leaving their jobs while still relatively young and starting new careers where they can use their skills to help people in need."
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