Alex Nguyen-Phuc

MBA Candidate at Stanford GSB | Food + Climate | Blue Hill at Stone Barns

New York, New York, United States

About

Former cook, farming enthusiast and environmental communication specialist, working at the intersection of food + climate. Most recently I directed Special Projects for Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant, serving as right hand to Chef Dan Barber to define and launch regenerative food R&D ventures.

Experience

  • Summer Product Manager at InnerPlant
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

  • MBA Fellow at Gold House
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Gold House Ventures is a sector-agnostic early-stage fund investing in AAPI founders.

  • Blue Hill At Stone Barns (New York, New York, United States)
    • Director of Special Projects
      May 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      My responsibilities included: designing and executing novel restaurant models for Blue Hill’s service operations, including Chef-in-Residence at Stone Barns; managing agricultural and culinary R&D alongside the directors of Stone Barns (nonprofit partners); developing in-store marketing strategy and researching product extension lines for Row 7 Seeds (Blue Hill's sister company); and leading Stone Barns fundraising team, raising $2M+ in 2023 and $4M+ in 2024 across private donors, foundations and grants.

    • Special Project Manager
      Jan 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Client Success Manager at Swayable
    Apr 2020 - Jan 2021 · 10 mos

    Swayable is an early stage start-up that measures how effectively media content sways opinion. I analyzed statistical data, translated results for non-technical clients and advised on media spending. Clients included RB Global and Amazon. We achieved negative churn and drove a 33% increase in average revenue across 30+ accounts.

  • Head Teaching Assistant at Stanford Earth
    Apr 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

    I managed a team of 12 TAs and graders to instruct Earth Systems 10, Stanford's introductory earth science course, with record enrollment of 230 students.