About GAEE

The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit and NGO that empowers students across the globe with economics education, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

Meet the Team

Hai "DoHa" Nguyen

Founder & Executive Director

DoHa has harbored a strong passion for economics since early ages. He started GAEE as a local academic organization in 2017 and expanded it into a global nonprofit in only two years. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in recognition of his contribution to economics education on a global scale.

Mambi de Giraffe

Fundraising Manager, Europe Director

Mambi graduates from University College London with a BA in Economics and Business with East European Studies. Joining GAEE since its early days, Mambi is an eccentric yet exceedingly productive leader. Besides managing our fundraising operations, Mambi supervises the UK and Germany branches of GAEE.

Hannah Nguyen

Secretary, Campaign Manager

Hannah has been interested in economics and finance for a long time. Before joining GAEE, Hannah graduated from Bath University with an MSc in Accounting and Finance with Distinction. In addition to supervising the records of the organization, she effectively manages our campaigns and recruits new members.

Nuray Salina

Central Asia Director

Nuray supervises GAEE’s operations in Kazakhstan and promotes our global expansion plan in Central Asia. Prior to her undergraduate studies at University of Washington, Nuray was a student at the rigorous Nazarbayev Intellectual School.

Ann "Bavarian" Nguyen

Indochina Director, CORE Education Team Manager

Ann joined GAEE Vietnam as a volunteer last year and now supervises our operations in Indochina. She studied as Luong The Vinh High School for the Gifted before studying Finance at Bentley University.

Kiara Coleman

Public Relations Director

Kiara is studying Science Communication at the Australian National University. She supervises the student-led media team and is responsible to our public relations matters. Kiara is establishing our first chapter in Oceania.

Victor Huerta

Latin America Director

Victor studies at Colegio Cumbres De Villa Floresta School in Mexico. He became a member of GAEE early this year and is deeply interested in learning economics. Victor supervised our future expansion plan in Mexico and Brasil.

Ruffa Manicdao

Philippines Director

Ruffa established one of the very first GAEE-affiliated clubs in Southeast Asia in 2017. Studying at Magalang Christian Ecumenical School, she supervises the operations of GAEE in the Philippines.

Ding Liao

China Director

Ding joined GAEE last year when he established an economics club for his Wenzhou Xiangyu High School. Ding supervises the operations of our academic clubs in Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR.

Malak Elaouinate

Africa Director

Malak supervises our operations in Morocco and lead our South Africa expansion plan. Before pursuing a Business degree at University of Massachusetts, Malak studied at The American School of Marrakech.

#NotARobot

Chief Humor "Director", GAEE's Home Assistant

#NotARobot is a virtual, algorithm-based assistant of the GAEE’s Home App. She serves as a silly friend to have you relaxed when our webinars and lessons are too difficult.

*Information of Local Representatives/Leaders can be obtained through your Members Area Panel or emailing [email protected]

GAEE successfully organized the Southeast Asia Month 2019

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | September 18, 2019 | Press Release | 0 Comments

This August+September, we launched a month-long program known as GAEE's Southeast Asia Month 2019 that gathered the participation of thousands of scholars, policymakers, educators and students in Southeast Asian nations. In a province of Central Vietnam alone, the...

Global Association of Economics Education receives UN CSO Partner status

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | August 29, 2019 | Press Release | 0 Comments

The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) has been formally recognized by the United Nations’ UNPP as a CSO Partner under the Community-based NGO section. Founded in 2017, GAEE is an international nonprofit and nongovernmental organization led entirely by students with the mission of “empowering youth generations with economics education, entrepreneurship skills, and financial literacy,” according to the nonprofit’s website. Recently, the United Nations began to grant the recognition and partner statuses to some youth-development and student-led organizations, notably the International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC) – now the world’s most successful and largest youth-run organization.

Global Association of Economics Education Launches ‘GAEE’s Silk Road Plan’

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | July 2, 2019 | Press Release | 0 Comments

The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) and founder Le Dong Hai “DoHa” Nguyen is pleased to announce the global expansion plan of the organization, GAEE’s Silk Road Plan, that seeks to connect five thousand junior economists, financiers and entrepreneurs across four continents by 2021 through a network of its affiliated academic clubs, workshops, and hackathons.

GAEE begins the beta testing stage for its flagship app

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | January 31, 2019 | Press Release | 0 Comments

The Global Association of Economics Education announces today that selected members in its worldwide network can opt in the BETA Testing Program for its GAEE's Home App, the first Economics Learning online platforms for all major operating systems. The App, which is...

GAEE succeeds IEEI after restructuring’s grace period

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | February 5, 2018 | Press Release | 0 Comments

The Indochinese Economic Education Initiative (IEEI) announces today that it will be permanently dissolved and replaced by the Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE), a newly founded nonprofit in the United States. The move comes after the transitional...

Media Guidelines For Press

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | October 21, 2017 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Please have a look at the Press Guidelines and other helpful tips for the Media when reporting about the Global Association of Economics Education.

Microsoft, Financial Times, Google among GAEE’s Partners & Patrons list

by GAEE's Office of Public Relations | October 18, 1999 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Since our establishment in 2017, GAEE has been fortunate to receive donations, grants and establish partnership with many influential corporations, organizations and institutions across the world. To commemorate their contributions to our achievements over the past 2...

Our Mission

Advocating for the empowerment of economics education, financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills for students across the globe. Fueling the reforms of economics education on a global scale. Facilitating the incubation of the youth generation.

Our Members

Currently, GAEE features 1500+ members in our 50+ GAEE-affiliated academic clubs, forums and workshops in 8 countries across Asia, Africa, Americas and Europe. We expect to expand to 18 countries by 2021 with the “GAEE’s Silk Road Plan.”

Our Donors

GAEE has been fortunate to receive generous support and establish partnership with many local and international organizations, including United Nations, AIESEC, Google, VUSTA, Microsoft, IAE, as well as individual donors and supporters.

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Global Association of Economics Education Inc. dba GAEE is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the United States of America with EIN 83-4578590 and a CSO nongovernmental organization recognized by the UN.

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