Founder & CEO of WISE
Ms. Tu Thu Hien has had more than 15 years of experience working in the private development sector with major international partners such as Department for International Development of the UK Government (DFID), Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank and PATH. She has held positions such as Private Sector Advisor for DFID, Head of Trade and Market Development at PATH, Innovation Consultant at the World Bank… She also has over 16 years of international experience in implementing and managing domestic and international development projects in Vietnam, the US, UK and Singapore, in which the project's beneficiaries are Women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote and support entrepreneurship and leadership capacity for female business owners and managers.
Education
2003-2005: Master of International Development Policy, Duke University, USA (Fulbright scholarship)
1994-1999: Bachelor of International Economics, Hanoi Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
Member of The Incubation Network
Member of The Vietnam Mentoring Initiative
Other training
2020 Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Capacity Building, YGAP
2019 Frontier Incubator program, by Australia Government, in Singapore – Vietnam
2018 Gender-lenses investing, by Australia Government, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2018 Startups Incubator and Accelerator Manager Exchange program, by Swiss EP, in Zurich, Switzerland
2018 Startups Incubation and Acceleration Training, by Asian Development Bank in Bangkok, Thailand
2016 Policy Advocacy, by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Ha Noi, Vietnam
2013 Leadership Training, by UK Civil Service Learning, in India
2008 Management and Leadership Training, by Cranfield, in UK
International Experience
2013 Analyzing Financial Instruments for Private Sector Development, by DFID, in London, UK
2012 Making Markets Work Better for the Poor, by DFID, in London, UK
2001 Analysis and Evaluation of Gender Statistics, by US Department of Commerce, in Singapore
Countries of work experience: Vietnam, USA, England, Singapore
Projects in charge
1. Promoting Transformative Gender Equality Agenda in Asia and the Pacific Women SMEs Specialized Business Counselling Program Training Services
Client: ADB
Project features: A mentoring and training project for 500 women-led SMEs
2. The Ignite Initiative – Unleashing the Power of Women Striver
Client: CARE USA
Project features: Training and mentoring project for women entrepreneurs
3. WEAVE – Road to Women’s Business Growth
Client: Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Project features: Training program for women entrepreneurs
4. Investing in Women – Influencing Gender Norms Partnership
Month and Year: 2020
Project features: Change social perceptions about gender roles and raise up gender equality