Eden Woon Yi-Teng | |
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8th President of Asian Institute of Technology | |
In office September 1, 2018 –September 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai |
Succeeded by | Kazuo Yamamoto (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 Shanghai,Republic of China |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Iowa (BA) University of Washington (BS),(MS),(PhD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | -1993 |
Rank | Colonel |
Eden Woon is an American academic,former military officer,and businessman. [1] [2] [3] [4] Woon currently serves as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong,beginning September 1,2022. [5]
Woon was formerly President of the Asian Institute of Technology,a graduate university located outside Bangkok,Thailand. [6]
Woon was born in Shanghai in 1947,moving to Hong Kong in 1949. [7] Woon served in the US Air Force,including a posting at the US Embassy in Beijing from 1983 to 1985,retiring as a Colonel in 1993. [8] [1] He later served as CEO of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce from 1997 to 2006,and later as Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. [9]
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