Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyen is the program manager for the Intelligence Studies Project and program lead for the Texas Intelligence Academy. She serves as a faculty lead for ISP’s Tearline student research team, a group focused on open-source and geospatial intelligence research conducted in collaboration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. In 2022, she served as the faculty mentor for Project Ballot Box, a student research project on election influence operations conducted in collaboration with the National Security Agency. She leads the coordination of UT’s annual National Security Career Fair and mentors UT students interested in pursuing careers in national security and public service. Prior to ISP, she served as an intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)’s Defense Technology and Long-Range Analysis (TLA) Office. During her tenure, she produced all-source S&T intelligence analysis on emerging and disruptive technologies. Her strategic assessments served senior policymakers at the White House and the Pentagon. In addition to her duties as an analyst, Ms. Nguyen served as a recruiter for DIA’s Directorate of Analysis and represented TLA at DIA’s Directorate of Analysis Council of Employees.

Prior to federal service, Ms. Nguyen was a licensed hydro-geoscientist in the State of Texas for an engineering and environmental consulting firm working on projects with the U.S. Department of Defense, the oil and gas industry, and state and local regulatory entities. Ms. Nguyen has served in a variety of roles in pursuit of her passion for environmental stewardship, food and water security, community service, and youth mentorship. She has traveled to Latin America to conduct scientific field research and to install critical water wells for indigenous communities. Ms. Nguyen graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. degree in Geological Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin. She speaks Vietnamese and Spanish.