My Tam H. Nguyen is the Vice President of Business Development at Blokable Inc., a modular housing technology company made in Washington state – with the mission to make housing accessible for everyone. Prior to Blokable, Nguyen was the deputy campaign manager for the 7th Congressional District race in 2016, the first social media manager for Governor Jay Inslee, and the public engagement lead for the City of Seattle planning team for many years.

Nguyen has a B.A. from the University of Washington with a major in journalism and a minor in international studies, and a Master in Urban Planning from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. She is also a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow, the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation’s Community Leadership Program, and the Institute for a Democratic Future.  Nguyen is currently a fellow with the Harvard Business School’s U.S. Competitiveness Project’s Young American Leaders Program, working on the region’s workforce development with a cohort of 10 cross-sector colleagues. She is also currently a political partner for the Truman National Security Project; the leading think tank supporting progressive national security solutions that unite veteran, political, and policy leaders in developing principled solutions to global challenges.

Nguyen lives, cooks and gardens in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, and spends her free time speaking publicly and providing food tours of Little Saigon/ID to nurture the importance of equitable food systems and the power of food to build civic engagement and community.