Personal Background
Kim came from very humble beginnings. She was born in Vietnam. In 1978, she, her mother and brother were among the “boat people” who escaped to a refugee camp in Malaysia where they lived under a plastic tarp. She supported herself through college and worked in public accounting with Arthur Andersen until the firm imploded in May 2002. At that time, Kim was eight months pregnant with her first child and had a professional identity crisis. In 2003, Kim took the entrepreneurial plunge while five months pregnant with her second child and founded A2Q2.
Professional Background
A2Q2 is a Special Ops team of CPAs specializing in data analytics, NetSuite & accounting processes, and internal controls &SOX compliance. Its clients are high growth and public companies including Airbnb, Clorox, CNET, EventBrite, Pandora, Plantronics, Stanford University, Uber and Verifone.
Recognitions & Community Involvement
• Female CEO of the Year- California by Corporate Vision Magazine (2016)
• California Society of CPAs Women to Watch Trailblazer (2015)
• 100 Most Influential Women by Silicon Valley Business Journal (2013)
• President’s Award by Ascend Leadership (2012, 2013)
• Asian Business Woman of the Year by the National Council of Asian American Business Association (2010)
• Audit Committee Chair of MidPen Housing (midpen-housing.org)
• President of the Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange (svdx.org)
• Speaker on advancing leadership for women and people of color
In her spare time, she crashes motorcycles, gets roughed up in kickboxing and runs Tough Mudder events.