Sophia was born and raised in the suburbs of Hanoi, the first child in a family of three sisters. From her childhood, until she grew up, she was taught to be responsible for her actions and to always take care of her two younger sisters. Sohpia believes that hard work pays off and that living with integrity is the right thing to do in life.
After high school, Sophia went to s tudy abroad in the United States and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting major from Western Washington University. Like many other students, her dream job was working for the Big 4 Public Accounting firm at that time. After all the hard work and a competitive interviewing process, she was selected and offered to work full-time as an Assurance Associate at PwC.
Sooner or later, she realized that all the financial audit experience was valuable for her as a fresh graduate, but that was not what she really wanted. She questioned herself, and the answer was that she loved to be able to see the whole picture of the business and interact more with the decision-makers. Therefore, she decided to change her job and ended up working as a Business Strategy Consultant. She really enjoyed her job and learned a lot from working with her clients, especially with the corporate C-suite levels.
Sophia coincidentally knew and started to follow Mekong Capital’s news in 2017. During that time, she really enjoyed reading stories of Mekong Capital and all the investee companies when she had free time. Each time seeing the new investment press release from Mekong Capital made her felt very excited and she began to see new possibilities for those companies and the future of Vietnam.
She then felt more interested in the Vision Driven Investing approach of Mekong, which made the company different from any other private equity firm in Vietnam. After meeting with the company, Sophia was so clear that Mekong Capital would be her next adventure.
At Mekong Capital, Sohpia has been continuously transformed into her best possible self and is committed to being a true partner with the investee companies to achieve their visions, Mekong Capital’s vision, and her personal vision.
