CEO
Mr Steven Truong is the Founder and CEO of VinBrain, invested by Vingroup, the largest conglomerate in Vietnam. He has been in the AI and software industry for more than 26 years and has held senior leadership positions in top technology companies in the USA and Canada, including Microsoft, Honeywell, and IntelliCommunities. Before forming VinBrain, he was the Director of AI Incubation and Engineering at Microsoft in the USA, reporting directly to the VP of MSAI. Steven has led multi-development center teams at Microsoft. He has been a key innovation initiator for AI product platforms that have been used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide, such as Email Smart Reply and iRanker.
Steven established VinBrain with the mission to infuse AI and IoT to improve human lives and productivity. He has led his team to deploy DrAid™ – Vietnam’s 1st AI-powered Doctor Assistant – used by more than 100 hospitals across Vietnam and the USA. DrAid™ Radiology V1 is the FIRST & ONLY AI product for X-ray Diagnostics in Vietnam and Southeast Asia that is cleared by The United State Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2021, VinBrain won ACM SIGAI Industry Award – previously, Microsoft USA in 2020, followed by Sony in 2022.
Steven earned a Bachelor of Applied Science - Engineering Science at the University of Toronto in 1989.
The Executive Team
Gaurav Kala
DrAid™ Product Unit Director
An Artificial Intelligence & Digital health technocrat, Gaurav strives to simplify healthcare with technology, creating accessible and impactful digital health solutions.
He has extensive 18+ years of experience in AI and Blockchain Product Management, Strategy, Regulatory, Healthcare Advisory, M&A, and project management in various organizations such as Fortis Healthcare, PwC, Behold.ai (UK) & iDoc.ai (UK) spanning various geographies – India, MENA, Vietnam & UK. This has allowed him to develop a unique insight into the AI and Blockchain industry, and the ability to understand and evaluate complex global business models.
A Great Britain-India WMG Excellence Scholarship holder, Gaurav has completed his second master’s degree in Digital Health from the University of Warwick, UK to explore the field of AI and Machine Learning. He has also pursued an MBA (Operations) from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, India, and a Bachelor in Electronics Engineering.
Gaurav is a firm believer that technology applications and development should be human-centric AI tech to solve the problems of humanity.
NGUYEN MINH MAN
Head of Engineering
Vu Dang Yen Hang
Global Marketing Director
Ms Yen Hang is Senior executive in the fields of Corporate Leadership, Sales & Marketing, Market Representation and Transformation Management, with experience in hospitality & tourism, media & entertainment, and multi-industry conglomerates. Hang spent 14 years working as a C-level executive at Vietnam’s most reputable companies and agencies, providing branding, marketing and media solutions for a number of top MNC brands such as Coca Cola, Unilever, Nestle, as well as local ones, including Mobifone, Tan Hiep Phat, Masan, Traphaco, Vinamilk, etc. She’s also known as the “face of representation” for several world’s leading brands in Vietnam, ranging from airlines, national tourism authorities, to Big4 record labels, Hollywood studios and license owners.
Prior to joining VinBrain, Hang has been working for two years under Vingroup’s renowned leaders, with one of the roles being business owner & project manager at Vin3S, working alongside with VinSoftware team and various Group’s tech startups to develop new business models for the major P&Ls. Before that, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at Vinpearl, the most established P&L in the Group as well as Vietnam’s largest hospitality corporation. She’s increasingly become an enthusiast of future-defining technologies as AI, edtech, healthtech and determined to work with VinBrain’s visionary founders and talented tech experts to make the Company’s award-winning products a global success.
Nguyen Hoang Nam
Head of Application
Before joining VinBrain, Nam had more than 6 years of experience in software development. After graduating from HCMC University of Technology and Education in 2013. Nam had a chance to work at ELCA - an outsourcing company in Switzerland. At ELCA, he has worked in many industries like Banking, Law, and Education which help him to gain business knowledge as well as technical skills in those domains.
In May 2019, Nam joined GoBear - a FinTech company based in Singapore and in March 2020, he finally joined VinBrain with the mission to build DrAid™ - an AI solution to assist radiologists in detecting abnormalities on chest X-rays.
At VinBrain, Nam has demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities by successfully leading a team in the development of the groundbreaking DrAid™ product, despite his previous technical role. His remarkable achievements earned him recognition as a member of the esteemed ACM SIGAI Industry Award in 2021. Furthermore, Nam played a significant role in securing FDA Clearance and ISO certification for DrAid™, further solidifying its credibility and impact.
Duong Thi Minh Soan
Team leader of Medical Image Registration and Research Group
Dr. Soan is an AI expert with a keen interest in computer vision and medical imaging. Since joining VinBrain as a visiting Applied Scientist, she has made significant contributions to the research and development of AI models for AIViCam and DrAid. Her research work has been published at prestigious conferences in computer vision and signal processing, including ISBI, ICIP, ICASSP, BMVC, and CVPR.
Dr. Soan's academic background is in computer science. She completed her B.Eng degree from Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam, in 2010, and later earned an M.Eng degree from Dongguk University, South Korea, in 2014. She furthered her studies and completed her Ph.D. degree from the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2020, where she was awarded the Examiners' Commendation for Outstanding Thesis.
Doan Song Tung
Head of Domestic Business Development
Doan Song Tung is a highly accomplished professional who graduated from Hanoi University of Pharmacy in 2006. With a solid academic background in pharmaceuticals, he embarked on a successful career in sales and management roles for renowned multinational pharmaceutical companies. Over the course of 10 years, Tung has gained extensive experience in the healthcare industry, contributing to the growth and success of these companies.
Throughout his career, Tung demonstrated exceptional skills in sales and management, effectively leading teams and driving business growth. He was pivotal in distributing and marketing pharmaceutical products, building reliable partnerships, and implementing successful sales strategies. His commitment to delivering quality healthcare solutions and his ability to understand market needs has contributed significantly to the overall success of the organizations he worked with.
In 2023, Tung joined VinBrain, motivated to impact patients' lives and the community positively. With his wealth of knowledge and pharmaceutical industry experience, he is dedicated to leveraging VinBrain's resources and innovative technologies to provide valuable healthcare solutions. Tùng's passion for improving the well-being of others positions him as a valuable asset to VinBrain and reinforces his commitment to making a meaningful difference in the healthcare field.
Nguyen Nhat Linh
Product Management Specialist
Linh is an product manager with 6+ years of expertise in the AI industry. Linh has been with VinBrain since its inception, gaining nearly 4 years of valuable experience in the product lifecycle. Linh has successfully taken on multiple roles, including product management, UI/UX design, pre-sales, quality control, and customer service.
Linh's significant contributions to VinBrain include establishing efficient processes for obtaining high-quality annotated data for AI algorithms, designing the "DrAid for chest X-ray" features, and obtaining FDA/ISO certifications for DrAid.
Linh is driven by the mission of "Infusing AI and IoT to improve people's lives and productivity" and firmly believes in its realization.