Hung Vo

Hung works at the intersection of energy infrastructure, governance, and technology, focusing on how the digital economy effects political decisions, energy transitions, and global resource competition. 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 a bachelor’s and master’s degree in urban planning from Cornell University and Harvard University (supported by the Donald M. Payne Fellowship). He was a Teaching Fellow 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.