Van Ly
Co-Founder and Partner, Raise PartnersÂ
Van is Co-Founder and Partner at Raise Partners, a women-led ESG/sustainability consulting practice. She thrives in brokering partnerships, mobilizing people behind social impact programs and initiatives, and helping others communicate about the impact they are making in their communities and around the world. She has extensive experience working in cross-sector partnerships and programs between the private sector, government, and the nonprofit sector. Before Raise Partners, she worked at KPMG, East Meets West Foundation, Saigon Children’s Charity, ARISE Foundation, and International Campaign for Tibet.
She serves as AmCham’s ESG Committee Co-Chair, Vietnam Business Forum’s Agribusiness and Environment Working Group Co-Head, and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of Avaaz, a global grassroots campaigning organization.
Van has a Masters in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelors in International Studies from American University in D.C. Originally from the Chicago area, Van has lived in HCMC since 2007.
Statement of Interest
I’ve been active in AmCham in HCMC for many years, especially through my leadership of the ESG Committee, leveraging member interests to build partnerships that support the sustainable, inclusive development of Vietnam with government, private sector, and international NGO stakeholders. I believe these efforts serve our mutually beneficial interests in promoting trade and commerce and advancing the US-Vietnam relationship.
I can see our chamber’s potential in serving members who represent American business, Vietnamese corporates, SMEs, startups, and all other partners such as nonprofits, education and research institutions in Vietnam.
After serving as an interim Board member in the last six months, I would like to continue to use my experience in good governance and strategic impact and serve on the Board of Governors to further advance what AmCham in HCMC can be and work towards the merger with AmCham in Hanoi to work as one voice for our membership.