Board Member & Past VACOC Chairwoman

Principal CEO – Venturezen

Catherine C. Nguyen is an experienced banker specializing in commercial lending and international finance with over 20 years of experience at both large and mid-sized financial institutions. Ms. Nguyen focuses on outreach to domestic and international companies in Southern California, especially middle market, with a need for traditional banking including commercial and industrial financing, asset-based lending, SBA 504 and 7a loan program, commercial real estate, mergers and acquisition financing, and global capital markets.

Ms. Nguyen graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor’s in Finance and a Minor in Accounting. In addition to serving as Chairperson on the Board of Directors of VACOC, she is also a board member of the French American Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Nguyen is fluent in English and French and can converse in Vietnamese.