After her studies in sociology in Geneva, where she obtained a master’s degree in 2003, Thanh started her career as a personnel manager in the field of marketing. Later, in the same field, she was project manager for two of the largest operational marketing agencies in Lausanne.

Thanks to her different skills in personnel, administration and finance, she worked for different research centres within the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva as an administrative manager. Currently, she continues to provide administrative support to NORRAG, while working for a pediatric cancer research foundation as an administrative and financial manager.