M.A. Le Dinh Hieu

hieu.le@vnuk.edu.vn

(+84) 944 006 557

M.A. Le Dinh Hieu

Innovation Advisor

Biography

Hieu Dinh Le is a technology strategist and educator with nearly 20 years of leadership experience across educational institutions, corporations, and innovation-driven ventures, spanning the corporate, academic, and non-profit sectors. He currently serves as Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisor at the VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education (VNUK), The University of Danang, and is a Doctoral Candidate in Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence in Education at Johns Hopkins University (USA). He graduated as Valedictorian in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is the first Vietnamese national to earn a Master’s degree in Education Entrepreneurship from the University of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League institution), complemented by executive credentials in education leadership from both Harvard University and Stanford University.

Bringing the mindset of a strategy consultant who has partnered alongside leading global consulting firms (Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, EY-Parthenon, L.E.K Consulting) and senior leadership experience at Vingroup (VinUniversity), Imperial Group, and Nguyen Hoang Group, he brings hands-on expertise in international fundraising — having founded and led three edtech startups that raised over USD 8 million from markets including South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States — as well as advising on senior-level workforce planning for major corporations. He currently focuses his research and advisory work on digital transformation, green transformation, international finance, and building innovation ecosystems in higher education.

In recognition of his contributions to Vietnam’s young talent landscape, he was named to Forbes Vietnam’s “30 Under 30” list in 2016, and was honored as one of the “Top 10 Outstanding Young Faces of Vietnam” in 2018 by the Central Youth Union and the Office of the Government of Vietnam.

Education

Current: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisor, VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education (VNUK), The University of Danang
Current: Director of External Relations, Center for Technology & Design, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH)
Current: Co-Director, Global Knowledge Connection Center, Ho Chi Minh City Center for the 4th Industrial Revolution (HCMC People's Committee)
Current: Senior Strategist, Wisdomise Advisory (fundraising, M&A advisory, and restructuring across education, healthcare, and real estate)
Current: Adjunct Lecturer at International Business & Management (VNUK, UDN), Academy of Technology & Design (UEH), and the School of Business, RMIT Vietnam
2022 – 2027 (expected): Ph.D. Candidate, Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence in Education, Johns Hopkins University, USA
2021 – 2024: Certificate in School Leadership & Management, Harvard University, USA
2017 – 2018: M.S.Ed., Education Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania, USA
2016: Certificate, Social Entrepreneurship Leadership, Stanford University, USA
2006 – 2010: B.A. in Economics (Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Earlier in his career, he held roles including Graduate Program Director at the University of Hong Kong - Vietnam Office, Vice Principal of Strategy & Human Resources at Imperial International Hotel College, Director of Admissions & Pre-University Program at VinUniversity (Vingroup), Global Education Advisor at St. Nicholas School (EQuest Group), co-founder and Executive Director of the G.A.P Institute, and founder of Hear.Us.Now, a non-profit supporting the Deaf community in education and entrepreneurship.