Teck Boon is Research Fellow in the Office of the Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was the Coordinator of the Science and Technology Studies Programme (STSP) from October 2017 to September 2020. His research covers science and technology policy, disruptive technology and urban innovation. He received his Ph.D. from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS). He also holds a Master of Social Science from the Department of Economics, NUS, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Philosophy from the State University of New York, USA. Prior to joining RSIS, Teck Boon held research positions at both the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics, NUS.