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Holly Luong Ham is an American business executive and former Washington, D.C., government official. She served as a senior official in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and in the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Ham also served as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to that, Ham served as the Assistant Secretary for Management in the U.S. Department of Education, where she was appointed by President Trump on April 20, 2017.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Ham was born in Saigon, Vietnam, to Chinese parents. After the end of the Vietnam War, her parents took their five children and fled in the summer of 1979. In January 1980, at the age of 7, Ham and her family settled in Texas as refugees.[4][5] Ham graduated from the University of Houston, where she received both her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees and was a member of business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma.[2]

Career

Early and mid-career

In 1994, Ham worked in Finland as a software engineer and systems analyst. She spent over 18 years with Hewlett Packard Enterprise.[6]

Ham joined Precise Software Solutions, Inc. as its Chief Growth Officer in March 2021.[1]

In May 2023, Ham lost a 3-way race for Position 6 for Humble ISD Board of Trustees.[7]

Government career

On April 20, 2017, President Trump announced Ham's appointment as Assistant Secretary for Management in the U.S. Department of Education. The post did not require Senate confirmation.[3][8]

On November 13, 2017, Ham was appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the U.S. Department of Education.[2]

Ham pictured alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Cyberbullying, August 2018.

On August 20, 2018, Ham spoke alongside First Lady Melania Trump and federal colleagues at the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Cyberbullying, hosted at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[9]

Ham served as Director of Special Projects in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[1]

In her role as Senior Advisor in the U.S. Department of Commerce MBDA, Ham connected the agency with a virtual business center to provide resources in support of minority business enterprises.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Holly Ham named new Chief Growth Officer at Precise Software Solutions, Inc". 24-7pressrelease.
  2. ^ a b c "Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — Biography". U.S. Department of Education.
  3. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  4. ^ Bonnin, Julie. "Leading Change: Bauer College Alumna Appointed to White House Role". www.bauer.uh.edu.
  5. ^ "Holly Ham - Keynote Speech @ the 6th Anniversary Gala of CCCC". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Holly Ham". LinkedIn.
  7. ^ "2023 Board of Trustees Election". Humble Independent School District.
  8. ^ Ujifusa, Andrew (April 20, 2017). "Trump Picks Ex-HP Executive for Top Management Job at Education Department". Education Week.
  9. ^ "Cyberbulling Prevention Summit, Social Media Officials | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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