Nguyen Thanh Nam, PhD

Nguyen Thanh Nam, PhD

Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

Founder, FUNiX Online Education

Former Chairman and CEO of FPT Software

College of Arts and Sciences

Biography

After getting his PhD from Moscow, Nam was involved in founding FPT Corporation and subsequently developed FPT’s software arm FPT Software into the largest software company in the region, with revenue of 2019 estimated at US$500 mil.

He moved to serve as vice chairman and professor at FPT University

And founded FUNiX Online Education in 2015.

Research Interest

Relevance of Ho Chi Minh lessons to business leadership in modern Vietnam

Education

  • 1975-1978: School for math gifted student under University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 1979-1988: Bachelor and PhD in Theoretical Mathematics at Moscow State University