Kimberly A. Truong, Ph.D.

Chief Health Equity and Community Excellence Officer

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Kimberly A. Truong, Ph.D. has over 20 years of experience advancing access and equity in higher education. Currently, she serves as Chief Health Equity and Community Excellence Officer at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Dr. Truong is also an adjunct lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a faculty affiliate of the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness. In 2020, Dr. Truong founded XEM Consulting Services, LLC to partner with organizations interested in transformational change through assessment, strategic planning, and education. 

Dr. Truong is nationally recognized for research on the experiences of graduate students of color with racism and racial trauma. Dr. Truong written works have been published in the Harvard Educational Review, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, Inside Higher Ed, EDU Ledger, INSIGHT into Academia, and About Campus. In recognition of her leadership in education and healthcare, Dr. Truong has received countless awards. These include: Not Alone Foundation Diamond Award for Excellence in Higher Education Leadership (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Philanthropy, Humanitarian and Community Engagement; COLOR Magazine Top Chief Diversity Officer POWERLIST; COLOR Magazine Most Influential Women POWERLIST; The Women’s Edge: Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare in Massachusetts; and Get Konnected! 50 Most Influential People of Color in Higher Education.

Dr. Truong earned a Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Pennsylvania, Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and B.A. from Brandeis University.