Eden Woon

Eden Woon Yi-Teng
8th President of Asian Institute of Technology
In office
September 1, 2018 – September 1, 2022
Preceded byWorsak Kanok-Nukulchai
Succeeded byKazuo Yamamoto (interim)
Personal details
Born1947
Shanghai, Republic of China
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "AIT chooses its new president". nationthailand. September 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "HKUST announces appointment of Dr Eden Y Woon as Vice-President for Institutional Advancement | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology". hkust.edu.hk. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "A package with the right choices". South China Morning Post. February 23, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Secretariat, A. R. C. (April 3, 2019). "AIT l Dr Eden Yi-Teng WOON, President, Asian Institute of Technology". ASEF Regional Conference on Higher Education. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Eden Woon to become new president of AmCham in Hong Kong in September". South China Morning Post. March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dr Eden Y Woon – Asian Institute of Technology". Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Academic, businessman and policy expert joins university". South China Morning Post. August 31, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Eden Woon Is New Director Of China Relations Council | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eden Woon Yi-Teng". World Economic Forum. Retrieved July 11, 2022.