A full blooded Vietnamese, Do Cao Nguyen found home in USA in 1975. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a multi-disciplined degree in Visual Communication, Computer Science and Architecture.

Since 1992, Do Cao Nguyen, a.k.a. Hien, made his way back to his motherland where he became known as the design guru. Before becoming the Principle/ECD of Clipper Indochine Vietnam, Hien was a creative director at D'Arcy, Dentsu and an ECD at Chuo Senko.

Hien has judged at various award competitions around the region, as well as internationals including New York Festivals, Cannes Young Lions, Horseman Design, Ad Star 2009-10 and Golden Bell. Hien also teaches 'Creative thinking' in Ho Chi Minh Economic University, Marcom.