Minh Nguyen

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ABOUT MINH NGUYEN

Dr. Nguyen has over 25 years of professional experience working in the federal government and private sectors. A results-driven strategic thinker and planner, he has a proven record of sound leadership, management, and experience in working with cross-organizational leadership teams at all levels of the government agencies/corporations to develop solutions and deliver change.Dr. Minh Nguyen currently serves as an Executive Director of Strategic Planning for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. He oversees commercial space policy, regulations, standards, research & development, budget & finance, human capital planning, learning & development, strategic planning, international engagement, and spaceports.Previously, he has served in various capacities including FAA’s Deputy Director of the FAA’s Office of Policy and Plans, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator for the Northwest Region, Division Director for the Office of Business Case Integration and Modeling, member of the Administrator’s Strategic Initiatives Group, Program Manager for the Office of Advanced Technology Development, and chief of staff for the Senior Vice President of NextGen and Operations Planning.Prior to joining the FAA, he worked at the MITRE Corporation, Veracity Engineering, Argon ST, and Naval Research Laboratory, leading advanced research programs. Dr. Nguyen served as a Vice Chair of the Asian-American Government Executives Network (AAGEN), and has been training AAPI managers to become executives in the federal government. Dr. Nguyen obtained his Bachelor (B.S), Master of Science (M.S), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees in Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)((patent award #: 7,587,191).