Khoi Vo is the chief executive officer of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Since taking the helm at ASID, Vo has led the association to broaden inclusivity through expanded membership to the entire design community, and elevated visibility for the association as a thought leader through its prestigious research, which has been acclaimed in top national and international publications.  

Vo has over two decades of experience across interior design, architecture, and education. In 2002, he founded Studio Four Los Angeles. He later founded Khoi Vo Design and was the studio’s design director for 12 years. Vo began his career at California State University as an assistant professor for the interior design program. He later became a professor and chair at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)’s department of interior design before teaching at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Vo later returned to SCAD to head its former Hong Kong campus. Vo became CEO of ASID in 2022. He is also serving on the governance council of the International Well Building Institutes (IWBI). 

Vo’s awards include the 2015 Honorable Mention for the CIDA Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 2017-18 DesignIntelligence Top 25 Most Admired Educators, and a SCAD Presidential Fellowship. He has served on competition juries including VMark Interior Design Awards, Vietnam, Society of Interior Designers, Singapore 2020 Competition and 7th IIDA Annual Best of Asia Pacific Design Award. 

Vo earned a Bachelor of Arts with a design focus in architecture from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl., and a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. 

A first-generation American, Vo was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child. He currently lives in Savannah, Ga., with his wife, son, and two dogs.