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Yeo is currently a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the Nicolas Berggruen Institute’s 21st Century Council and the International Advisory Boards of Harvard Business School and IESE Business School. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Kuok Group.
Yeo has taken an important role in reviving the ancient Buddhist university, Nalanda University, in Bihar, India. He is a member of the University Governing Board led by Prof Amartya Sen, and the governing board's International Advisory Panel.
He also takes the following advisory roles in Singapore:
- Advisor to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
- Advisor to the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan
- Patron of Lasalle College of the Arts
Yeo was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in 2012.
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