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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. Woon currently serves as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, beginning September 1, 2022.

Woon was formerly President of the Asian Institute of Technology, a graduate university located outside Bangkok, Thailand.

Woon was born in Shanghai in 1947, moving to Hong Kong in 1949. 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. 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.

References

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