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Thuy is an entrepreneur, board member and company advisor with a deep commitment to creating educational and economic opportunities for underserved groups. She's also an immensely analytical and trusted journalist who's earned 7 Emmy awards for stories and interviews that resonate profoundly with audiences. As a frequent speaker, Thuy has been interviewed by major media outlets such as the New York Times, CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle in addition to speaking engagements at major companies like TPG, Clorox and DocuSign.

Most recently, she was co-founder and CEO of the Global Mentor Network - a mission-driven company focused on building leadership for an unequal world by providing digital mentorship at scale, democratizing leadership development and offering broad access to insights from high caliber leaders.

A refugee from Vietnam, Thuy was the nation's first Vietnamese American television news broadcaster in a Top 10 U.S. market. She has covered everything from presidential elections to natural disasters to economic crises, earning 7 Emmy awards along the way as well as a prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for in-depth journalism.

The Bay Area News Group named her one of Northern California's "Most Inspiring Women.” Following stints as an anchor/reporter at ABC and CBS stations as well as NPR, she was a key figure in launching "KQED Newsroom" – an in-depth current affairs program on one of the nation's largest and most respected public media stations. She was the founding anchor and moderator. During her tenure at KQED, the California State Legislature honored her with an Excellence in Journalism award, commending Thuy for “her exemplary record of professional and civic achievement.”

Thuy is a board member at The RealReal public company, serving as a chairwoman of The RealReal Foundation. She also served on the Advisory Board at DocuSign, the pioneering platform for e-signature and digital transaction management. In addition, she was a longtime board member of the Asian Pacific Fund, a nonprofit community foundation serving vulnerable Asian Americans in the areas of education, health, and legal services.

In 2019, Thuy was recognized with a Community Leadership Award from the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. The group's previous honorees include legendary architect I.M. Pei, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang. Her immigration story is a featured interactive exhibit at the Angel Island Immigration Museum in the San Francisco Bay Area.