John Yeo is currently an education and edtech consultant for Asian Development Bank. As part of the international task force, he advises on designing international benchmarks and policies for the effective use of Edtech in education. John’s primary focus is on helping educators understand how EdTech empowers personalization of learning, exploring new touchpoints of digitization and designing curricula to deepen knowledge transfer.

He founded Edimpact, a research and consultancy firm specialising in disruptive innovation & curriculum design since 2017. He was also the first Headmaster of Singapore Prep International School in Seoul, Korea (2019-2022). Formerly the Deputy Principal of Singapore Institute of Management International Academy (2015 - 2017), he spearheaded signature programs such as STEM (i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Enterprise Education.

John was the first Asian recipient of the Ruth B. Noller Research Grant Award for his research on Problem Finding in Creative Inquiry in 2017. This annual award by the U.S. Creative Education Foundation supports emerging, paradigm-shifting research with high potential for impact in the field of creativity.

As an academic, John previously held the position of Assistant Head for Professional Development in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Academic Group in National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He taught the Masters level modules as well as Management and Leadership Studies program in NIE specializing in areas such as creative and critical thinking, problem finding, curriculum design, teachers’ professional learning, as well as authentic assessment. He has written and co-edited books such as Mastering the Art of Authentic Assessment, Sustainable School Reform through Lesson Study for Learning Community and other publications.