Hao Lam, CEO and Chairman of Best in Class Education Center and author of From Bad to Worse to Best in Class: A Refugee’s Success Story, has spent his entire career as an advocate for supplemental education, both as an instructor and as the business owner of Best in Class Education Center. As a teenager, Lam fled his native Vietnam in 1988 and made his way to Canada, where he focused on learning the English language and earning his high school and college degrees. He first discovered his passion for teaching while helping his peers with their math classwork. This passion for helping others has remained a constant factor in his life and business decisions. In 1995, he moved to Seattle to open his first tutoring school. Currently, Lam owns and operates 9 company-owned education centers in the Seattle metropolitan area. Between 2011 and 2018, he facilitated the opening of another 50+ franchised centers across the nation.

Lam’s experiences include:

• CEO and Chairman of a national franchise
• Co-founder of a recycling company
• Instructor at the Renton Technical College
• Co-founder of a mortgage company
• Co-owner of a commercial real estate acquisition and management firm
• Investor of multiple restaurants
• Author
• Motivational speaker

Lam has been a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a non-profit organization and global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. He is currently serving on the board of the Seattle Chapter.

Hao Lam is happily married to Lisa Lam with two sons, Louis and Albert. Hao currently lives in Seattle, Washington, USA.