Prior to joining IDinsight, Chau interned at Bard Early Colleges (BEC), where she helped develop a strategic plan for growing BEC’s network of partnerships in Asia. She has also conducted research on various policy issues, from politics in Southeast Asia, international trade policy, to the role of the private sector in achieving sustainable development goals. Chau holds a BA in History from Yale University and an MA in International Development from the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She speaks Vietnamese, Chinese, and French.