Ernest Leslie Houghton

Background

Houghton, Ernest Leslie was born on August 2, 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Leslie Henry and Daphne Annie (Swadling) Houghton.

Education

Bachelor of Economics, University Sydney, Australia, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sydney, Australia, 1972.

Career

Lecturer University Sydney, 1972-1995, senior lecturer, since 1995, head econometrics and business statistics, since 1999. Consultant Environmental Protection Authority, Melbourne, Australia, 1972, BP Coal, Sydney, 1978, Australian Tourist Commission, Melbourne, 1980, McKinsey & Company, Sydney, 1989, Goodman Fielder, Sydney, 1992, Reark Research, Sydney, 1992.

Achievements

• Ernest Leslie Houghton has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Australian Society for Operations Research (committee member since 1993), Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, Australian and New Zealand Academy Management, Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Statistical Society of Australia.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, boatbuilding, home renovation.

Connections

Married Janice Margaret Davis (divorced 1994). 1 child, Christopher Ernest. Married Karen Insuk Yim, January 8, 1995.

Father:

Leslie Henry Houghton

Mother:

Daphne Annie (Swadling) Houghton

Spouse:

Karen Insuk Yim

Spouse:

Janice Margaret Davis

child:

Christopher Ernest Houghton