DrRon

Dr Ron Woods was born in Western Australia and educated in both WA and the USA. He is an economist with a PhD in economics. Dr Ron has extensive experience in financial markets. He is regarded as one of Australia's leading market economists and has a knack for being far ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the economy. He has also lectured at various universities in both Australia and the USA.

In the financial markets, he has worked on both the “sell” and “buy” sides at diverse institutions such as the Commonwealth Bank, Bankers Trust, NM Rothschild and Challenger. He is well known in the business media and is actively sought for his unique view on a range of issues affecting the economy and interest rates.

David Koch on Sky Business News said of Dr Ron: "Now, Ron Woods is often a bit out there, a bit against the consensus, but it is amazing that he does get these trends pretty right."

Over the past twenty years of writing economic commentaries and delivering presentations the feedback is overwhelmingly positive:“Dr Ron’s market reports are the best in the industry”.

He was named as one of the 25 influential gay and lesbian Australians in 2007. His website is http://www.econoclast.com.au