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Michael Yeoh
Chief Executive Officer
Asian Strategy and Leadership Initiative (ASLI), Malaysia

Tan Sri Michael Yeoh is a public intellectual, social entrepreneur and thought leader. He is Co-Founder and CEO of Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI), recently ranked as one of the world’s and region’s top think tank. ASLI was ranked no. 23 in the world among think tanks with budget below USD5 million and no. 22 in the world among think tanks to watch.
Dr. Yeoh was appointed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia to be a Member of the National Unity Consultative Council, the Advisory Board of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and a Commissioner in Malaysia’s Competition Commission. He was appointed by the Malaysian Government to be Malaysia’s Representative with Ambassador status on the ASEAN High Level Task Force on Connectivity. He has served two terms as a Commissioner in Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission.
With over 30 years corporate experience, he sits on the Board of Directors of Pan Malaysia Corporation, MUI Properties and was a Director of Star Publications and the National Heart Institute.
Dr. Yeoh graduated in Economics and Accountancy from Australia’s Monash University and has undertaken senior executive programmes at Harvard Business School and Aresty Institute of Wharton School. He was conferred a Doctorate in Laws (honoraris causa) by the University of Nottingham. He is a sought after speaker at international conferences and has authored several books on leadership, management and politics. Dr. Yeoh is also a member of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies London, the UK Institute of Directors and Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Management.