Hung Dao Vo is a researcher, planner, and strategist based in New Hampshire. He is currently a PhD candidate in Sustainable Urban Development at Oxford University, expected to complete in 2024. He has a Master's in Urban Planning from Harvard University and a Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Studies from Cornell University. Vo has worked for the United States Agency for International Development, Harvard University, the United Nations Environment Programme, and has authored and co-authored several publications on topics related to urban development, public policy, and the environment.

1. HUNG DAO VO
Researcher | Planner | Strategist
50 Crawley Falls Rd, NH, 03833 | +1 (402) 484-1287 | hung.vo@kellogg.ox.ac.uk
Oxford University Oxford, UK
PhD in Sustainable Urban Development Est Completion: 2024
Harvard University Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MA
Master of Urban Planning (Thesis: Distinction) May 2019
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies (Honors) May 2017
United States Agency for International Development Washington, DC
United States Diplomat Sept 2019 - Present
• Advising USAID on urbanization issues; writing policies and operational guidance on development
assistance in urban areas; and, providing technical expertise to field staff on urban municipal
finance, urban health and infrastructure development
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Cambridge, MA
Negotiation Research Fellow Summer 2019
• Authored two case studies on negotiation with public policy relevance; produced robust analysis
of what happens when negotiations fail or succeed
Harvard University Department of Economics Cambridge, MA
Teaching Fellow Summer 2019, 2020
• Held office hours, graded assignments and delivered lectures for two courses: Sustainable
Economic Development (Average Rating: 4.0) and Development Economics (Average Rating: 4.5)
Harvard Social Agency Lab Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant Aug 2017 – Dec 2019
• Conducted quantitative data analysis using SPSS and qualitative literature review on post-disaster
housing response in Montserrat and drafted two peer-reviewed publications
United Nations Environment Programme Global
Global Environment Outlook Fellow Oct 2015 – May 2017
• Collaborated with intergovernmental representatives; created guidelines to assess policies; and,
co-authored the agency’s flagship report on the state of the global environment
Diasporic Capital and Urban Change in Ho Chi Minh City (Peer Review)
Hung Vo
Urban Studies (Submitted, Under Review)
Deliberative Practice in the International Context: USAID’s Assemblages (Peer Review)
Hung Vo, Micaela Arthur and Amit Chandra
Working Paper
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2. Building the city from abroad: Viet Kieu and the rights to the Saigon Book Chapter
Hung Vo and Donna Anderson
Governing Cities: Asia’s Urban Transformation (Routledge 2020)
Many Ways to Get There: Securing Public Investments in Richmond, VA Case Study
Hung Vo, Elizabeth Patton, Monica Giannone, Brian Mandell, Jorrit de Jong, and Guhan Subramanian
Harvard University (2020)
Beyond the Table: Infrastructure Development in Kampala, Uganda Case Study
Hung Vo, Elizabeth Patton, Monica Giannone, Brian Mandell, Jorrit de Jong, and Guhan Subramanian
Harvard University (2020)
United Nations Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6: Healthy Planet, Healthy People Report
Contributing Author
Cambridge University Press (2019)
Global Environment Outlook –GEO-6: Regional Assessment for North America Report
Contributing Author
United Nations Environment Programme (2017)