ANTHONY NGUYEN

development consultant

In addition to serving as Poligon’s new Development Consultant, Anthony Tan Nguyen is the Alliance Coordinator for Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, the research arm of Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego. Prior to this role, he was the District Director for U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) and has worked in both his district and capitol hill offices handling issues on health care, seniors, housing, labor, human trafficking, national security, and Asia-Pacific affairs. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University, and Master of Arts in International Relations and a Master of Health Administration from. Anthony previously worked for the U.S. Social Security Administration and started his public service career interning for the U.S. Department of State – Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. He is a Political Partner of the Truman National Security Project – San Diego Chapter and Board Treasurer for the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). Anthony is a proud 1.5 generation Vietnamese American, born in Taiwan, and fluent in Vietnamese. ​