Yuen Pau Woo

Yuen Pau Woo (Chinese: 胡元豹) was the President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a Vancouver-based think-tank on Canada-Asia relations, until August 11, 2014.^[1]

Early Life, Education and Previous Work

Mr. Woo was born in Malaysia and grew up in Singapore. He was educated at Wheaton College, Lester B. Pearson College, the University of Cambridge, and the University of London. Mr. Woo has previously worked as a consultant on international marine affairs and as an economist for the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. He has also served on the Standing Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and as an adviser to the Canadian Ditchley Foundation, the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre and the Asian Development Bank.

In December 2008, Mr. Woo was appointed by the Premier of British Columbia to the province's Economic Advisory Council.^[2]

Current Positions and Affiliations

Mr. Woo was most recently the President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is a member of the Greater Vancouver Advisory Board for the Salvation Army, on the Global Council of the Asia Society in New York,^[3] a board member of the Public Policy Forum, the Vancouver Academy of Music and the Mosaic Institute.^[4]

He is also on the editorial board of Pacific Affairs.^[5]

Areas of Research

Mr. Woo's research focuses on Asia, and Canada's relations with Asia. He publishes papers on topics ranging from Chinese investment ^[6] to Asian regionalism.^[7] He also writes opinion-editorials.^[8]

References

External links

• Official Biography