Andrew Worthington was the Professor of Finance in the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Wollongong until 2007. Born and raised in Gunnedah in north-western New South Wales, he completed his undergraduate study of economics, modern history, politics and business studies at the University of New England (1986-1988) with credit from the University of Technology Sydney (1984) and the University of Sydney (1985) and worked in security analysis and portfolio management in Sydney (1984-1986 and 1988-1991) before embarking upon his academic career in 1993. His career appointments include the University of New England (1993-1996), Queensland University of Technology (1996-2005) and the University of Wollongong (since January 2005) along with short teaching-related appointments at the Securities Institute of Australia, Shafston College, Griffith University and QUT's Brisbane Graduate School of Business. His areas of expertise include Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Alternative Investments, Personal Finance, Behavioural Finance.