Henry B. Nguyen is the Chairman of Phoenix Holdings, an investment firm focused on business and operations in technology, retail/consumer, financial services, education, media, and sports & entertainment. Some of Phoenix Holdings’ companies include Vietcap Securities, Ban Viet Bank, VietCredit, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Nobu Hotels & Restaurants in Vietnam. Prior to Phoenix, he was the Managing General Partner of IDG Ventures Vietnam, the country’s first venture capital and private equity firm  in Vietnam. Henry is the Developmental Licensee (Master Franchisee) for all McDonald’s restaurants in Vietnam as well as the Executive Chairman of Timo, Vietnam’s first digital banking service and leading neobank in Vietnam.

With a deep passion for sports, he established the Saigon Heat pro basketball team in 2011, which competes in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). He is also the Founder of the VBA (Vietnam Basketball Association), the country’s premier professional basketball league. He also serves as the President of the Vietnam Basketball Federation and the President of the South East Asia Basketball Association In addition to his work in basketball, he is the Founding Owner & Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). The Club won the Supporters Shield league title in 2019 and 2022, and the MLS Cup title in November 2022.

Henry is a Founding Trustee of Fulbright University Vietnam, the country’s first private, not-for-profit institution of higher learning; and also serves as the President of the Harvard Alumni Club of Vietnam. He was also honored with the John Connor Humanitarian Award 2015 by Operation Smile due to his deep contribution in the role of the Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Operation Smile Vietnam. 

Henry earned his B.A. (Magna cum Laude) in Classics at Harvard University, and his M.D. and M.B.A. from Northwestern University Medical School and the Kellogg School of Management.