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Eden Woon is an American academic, former military officer, and businessman. Woon is president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, beginning September 1, 2022. Woon was formerly President of the
Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international organization for higher education situated 40 km north of Bangkok, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, sustainable development, and ...
, a graduate university located outside Bangkok, Thailand. Woon was born in Shanghai in 1947, moving to
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
in 1949. Woon served in the
US Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
, including a posting at the US Embassy in Beijing from 1983 to 1985, retiring as a Colonel in 1993. He was CEO of the
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; zh, t=香港總商會) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ aroun ...
from 1997 to 2006, and later served as Vice President of
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woon, Eden Living people American academics Academic staff of the Asian Institute of Technology 1947 births University of Iowa alumni University of Washington alumni