Hung Vo

Hung’s research examines the intersection of energy infrastructure, governance, and technological change, with a focus on how the digital economy shapes political decision-making, energy transitions, and global resource competition. His current project, supported by the Microsoft AI for Economy Institute, investigates the twin transitions of energy and digitalization in Southeast Asia. He is an MIT Presidential Fellow.

Previously, Hung served as a U.S. diplomat with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia and Mexico, where he managed multimillion-dollar budgets for energy and infrastructure programs and led teams that mobilized over $1 billion in financing. He worked with senior government officials and private sector partners to advance sustainable power and development, receiving Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards for his leadership.

Hung holds degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University (funded by the Donald M. Payne Fellowship). He was a Teaching Fellow in development economics at Harvard and a Research Fellow at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. His prior research was funded by the Harvard Asia Center, the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance, and the Graduate School of Design. 

He has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, case studies, and United Nations reports. He has also served on national selection committees for the Fulbright and Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships and refereed for peer-reviewed journals.