Road to Run is a virtual event series bringing together women from all walks of life to learn about opportunities in public leadership.

About this Event

If we want to see gender parity in government in our lifetime, we need to take action now. Join She Should Run as we invite incredible speakers from different cities, backgrounds, and experiences to share their personal stories about the importance and value of public leadership.

Our topic this month is Courage.

Madison Nguyen served as Vice Mayor on the San Jose City Council from 2011 to 2014. When she was four years old, Madison and her family escaped Vietnam on an overcrowded fishing boat. Her time as a refugee, the sacrifices her family made, and growing up as a Vietnamese American shaped who Madison became as a public leader.

Register for this virtual event to hear Madison Nguyen's story, followed by a Q&A where you'll be able to get answers that you can apply to your own leadership journey or while supporting others on theirs.

Who Should Attend

Road to Run is for any woman who is interested in women’s leadership, wants to run for office, knows a woman who should run, or just wants to hear from a leader in the space about issues facing women.

About Madison Nguyen

Madison Nguyen, former San Jose Vice Mayor, is now the Executive Vice President of The Silicon Valley Organization, also known as the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. She is responsible for driving the organization’s public policy, advocacy, political action, economic and community development strategies and implementation. She also started the Candidate Cultivation Academy at the SVO, a program that actively recruits, teaches and cultivates candidates for public office as well as informing them the importance of public policy and issues that affect their regions.

Madison obtained both undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of California, Santa Cruz; and the University of Chicago. She published her first book, “Vietnam to America: My Journey of Dreams” in 2012.

In 2002, Madison ran for and won a seat on the Franklin-McKinley Board of Education and became the first Vietnamese American woman elected to public office in California.

In 2005, Madison was elected to the San Jose City Council, and made history as the city’s first Vietnamese American councilmember. Madison served as Vice Mayor of San Jose from 2011 to 2014.

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