Dr. Thao started his career at Hue College of Education in 1977, and earned an MA in TESOL at the University of Canberra in 1990.

After serving as a Dean in the Department of English, Hue College of Education, he entered the doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education under the auspices of the Fulbright program and received a Ph.D. in Education Administration in 1998.

He has held the following positions and responsibilities:

• Director of the Fulbright Program in Vietnam at the U.S. Embassy;
• Vice Provost for Academic Affairs of Tan Tao University (Long An);
• Director of Openminds International at Ton Duc Thang University;
• Vice Rector for International Relations of Van Lang University,
• Director of International Cooperation & Partnership of Van Lang Edu Group,
• Deputy CEO of Nguyen Hoang Edu Group, in charge of R&D.

Currently, Dr. Thao is Director of Vietnam Institute for International Education and Chairman of SaigonTech Education Corporation, HCMC, Vietnam.