Born and educated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, My Nguyen graduated from Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City's University of Social Sciences and Humanities with a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature, including an obligatory international certification. Since her sophomore year, My has worked as an English-Vietnamese trade fair interpreter and assistant, as well as an English teaching tutor. Her passions include language acquisition, cultural immersion, travel, and playing badminton. Now an editor for Inside Retail and Inside FMCG, My brings three years of prior experience in marketing and editing news.