Participant Biographies

Yen Tiehlin

Deputy Executive Director, Center for Security Studies (MCSS)

Mr. Yen is currently the deputy executive director of MCSS at National Chengchi University. He joined MCSS after retiring from the Navy in November 2009. In his 28-year service in the Republic of China Navy, he commanded a warship, ROCS Yue-Yang, and earned his master’s degree of security policy studies from George Washington University. Mr. Yen also attended the U.S. Naval War College for his advanced PME. In 2002, he was selected as the first ROC military officer to attend the Executive Course in Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS). Mr. Yen specializes in force planning and defense analysis.