Thao Nguyen
| Occupation | Newton Fellow & CEO |
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| Location | San Francisco, United States |
| Introduction | Thao is passionate about pho and social enterprises that benefit women in poor communities. Her love for pho began when she was little, listening to her many aunties and uncles tell stories about her grandfather's famous pho restaurant in Nam Dinh, the town where pho first came. Star Anise Foods is where Thao gets to fulfill her dreams of sharing beautiful Vietnamese food, building an enterprise that leads the way in sustainable business practices in Vietnam and creating opportunities for women and farming communities. She is also a Newton International Fellow currently working with Professor Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair for Information and Communication Technology for Development, on the creation of a replicable, sustainable ICT-enabled business model to serve women-run micro-enterprises in poor communities, with special interest in Vietnam. Thao has a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the Centre for Extended Enterprise and Business Intelligence (C.E.B.I) and a Master's degree in Electronic Commerce from Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology, Australia. |
| Interests | food, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), social enterprising, people, nature, growth and development, education, eLearning, empowerment, communication, connecting, leadership, writing, Latin music, painting, photography, books, tango, bachata, dance Orientale, zouk, yoga, travel, adventures, theatre, performance - effectiveness - fulfillment and how individuals and organizations can achieve those. |