Dr. John Marsh, Acting Head of Programme Development
As Executive Director and Acting Head of Programme Development, Dr. John Marsh leads the development of other market development programmes. His experience includes more than 20 years spanning the public, private and, more recently, the development sectors. John came to Viet Nam in 2005 as Oxfam Hong Kong's Country Representative for Lao PDR and Viet Nam. In that role, he partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop and lead the Oxfam-IFC bamboo collaboration that would eventually become Prosperity Initiative's Mekong Bamboo programme.

John has worked in 16 countries as an independent consultant, Country Director for NGOs, agricultural/environmental engineer and market specialist. John holds a PhD in Natural Resource Planning, as well as M.S. degrees in Development Economics and Environmental Management and a B.A. in Engineering.

Hoang Thi Thu Dong, Coordinator, Ben Tre Market Development Project
Dong has fourteen years professional experience in both the private and development sectors in Viet Nam. Since 2003, Dong has been working for various bilateral development programmes in the areas of rural development, environment, water and sanitation. Her work has focused on the promotion of policy & practice for sustainable development at provincial level through effective communication and facilitating stakeholders' engagement. Throughout her career, Dong has been involved in short term and long term assignments in a number of provinces across Vietnam including Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Phu Yen and Binh Thuan. Dong holds an MSc in Business & Community.

Nguyen My Ha, Strategy Analyst
Nguyen My Ha joined Prosperity Initiative as an analyst supporting the market development programmes. As a part of the team, Ha works on in-depth analyses of market sectors to support Prosperity's programmes and partners. Before joining Prosperity Initiative, Ha worked in brand management at Unilever for nearly 5 years. Ha holds a BA in Business (Marketing) from Monash University (Australia).