Bao Nguyen

About Bao Nguyen

I am an analytical and strategic product leader with demonstrated success leading high-visibility initiatives in complex organizations.I grew up in a small town in Vietnam, earned an undergraduate scholarship to the National University of Singapore, and then completed two masters degrees - the first in computer science at the University of Washington, and the second in business administration at the Kellogg School of Management. With 10+ years of management experience with both B2B and B2C deep tech products, I have:* Aligned external and internal stakeholders on a shared North Star vision - with clear success metrics* Mentored and coached team members to help them think strategically, develop a growth mindset, and do their best work.* Instilled a culture of user-focus, data-driven, hypothesis-testing, with a special focus on team learning and customer value creation* Managed complex organization structures and stakeholder relationships* Delivered and communicated impact frequentlyHere is how some of my colleagues have described the impact of the work I’ve done: “Great leadership in taking on huge transformational ideas.Great operational excellence to generate and sustain momentum around large initiatives.“ “Negotiating with all the relevant stakeholders, figuring out what needs to be done, and arranging staffing from all our already-overbooked teams is a heroic, insanely complex effort in terms of product, organizational, and technical complexity!\"“I rely personally on Bao to assemble and scale up the teams.Her toughness (coupled with ample politeness) has been a key reason I\'ve relied heavily on her to scale up my 40+ person org\"I am passionate about building strong teams and scaling products through a strong product vision and flawless execution.

Experience

1. Director, Board of Directors, Scot Forge

   Scot Forge

   Jun 2020 — Present

   Advise the company as they transformed themselves to prepare for the fast changing world

Education

• University of Washington

  Master, Computer Science & Engineering

  2006 — 2008

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management and Organization, Marketing

  2011 — 2013