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Brendan Nguyen

Director of Operations

Brendan Nguyen is the Associate Director of Operations at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Based in the New York office, he oversees operations, technology, and human resources for the organization and also leads partnerships with both corporate and non-profit organizations such as Global Citizen, Tumblr, and White Castle.

Born and raised in Southern California, Brendan graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a B.S. degree in financial accounting. Prior to joining Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, he was a member of the client solutions team at AT&T where his focus was on new technology adoption for AT&T’s mid-market enterprise clientele.

Brendan also serves on the Board of Directors for Harvestworks, a digital media non-profit organization that has helped artists for the last 40 years create works using new and evolving technologies. In his free time, Brendan enjoys producing music with hardware synthesizers and eating his way through New York City.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.