Dang Nguyen is an aspiring physician-innovator and public health technologist with over five years of experience leading data-driven health initiatives across Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Originally from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he is currently pursuing his Master’s in Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as a Vingroup Scholar and Presidential Public Service Fellow. He holds an honors degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Florida, where he was inducted into Tau Beta Pi. His professional journey has included research and leadership roles at Massachusetts General Hospital, the American Heart Association, and the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, where he has applied artificial intelligence and medical technologies to improve systems of care, particularly in underserved communities. In addition to his academic and global health work, Kevin is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Niura Corporation, a Harvard i-Lab–incubated startup that holds eight patents for AI-enabled in-ear EEG wearables designed to measure real-time cognitive stress and focus. His scientific work has resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications in leading medical journals, including The Lancet, JAMA, Nature Reviews Cardiology, BMJ, and PNAS, and has been cited by major media outlets such as TIME and ABC News. Kevin is also the Founder and Executive Director of the CardiacLife Foundation, a nonprofit that has raised $250,000 to fund over a hundred pediatric heart surgeries in rural Vietnam – a philanthropic initiative recognized with the 2024 Diana Award for social impact.