Henry Nguyen
Henry Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American businessman, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
Early life
Nguyễn Bảo Hoàng's father, Nguyễn Bá Bang, was a deputy minister in the Ministry of Economy of the South Vietnamese government.After Saigon fell under the control of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1975, he fled to the United States with his wife, Kim Vu, and their children: their eldest son, Huy, daughters Thy and Linh, and Henry, who was 22 months old at the time. Henry grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Career
Early career
Nguyen worked at McDonald's during his youth in the United States.His father, Nguyễn Bá Bang, founded Viaworld Internet Telecommunications Corp in 2001 in partnership with Vietnam's state-owned telephone company. Henry traveled to Vietnam to establish the Hanoi office, where he stayed for four years.
Investment
After meeting Patrick McGovern, the chairman of IDG Ventures, Nguyen began managing a $100 million venture capital fund for IDG as part of IDG Ventures Vietnam, which has invested in over 45 companies, including VC Corporation, YAN Media Group, Vat Gia, and VinaGame. The fund continues to invest in four to six companies annually.Nguyen brought Pizza Hut and Forbes to Vietnam. After studying its business model as part of his master's degree, he also worked for ten years to introduce the McDonald's brand to Vietnam, where the first restaurant opened in 2014. Nguyen is the chairman of Good Day Hospitality, the main franchisee for McDonald's in Vietnam.