Before becoming a Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield, Nam served as a state auditor with the State Audit Office of Vietnam between 2004-2005 and 2006-2008. He earned his initial degree in accounting with distinction from the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi, Vietnam. Subsequently, he pursued an MSc in Financial Management from the University of Greenwich, UK. He achieved a PhD in CSR Accounting from Loughborough University, a program which the university funded.

Nam's doctoral study focuses on the impacts of the UK's Modern Slavery Act of 2015 on the disclosure practices of FTSE100 firms. Utilizing the normativity theory framework, he examined the extent, quality, and nauture of modern slavery disclosures, analyzing their changes from 2013 to 2019 among FTSE100 companies.

At present, Nam’s research focus is on knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship, especially concerning social influencers in digital entrepreneurship and live streaming.

With expertise anchored in finance and accounting, Nam particularly emphasizes areas like corporate social responsibility reporting, sustainability, and allied domains.