About Us
DR. KENNETH E. LEHRER has been an independent Economist and Financial Consultant since 1980. He holds four degrees from New York University: Bachelor of Science (Finance), Master of Business Administration (Banking), Master of Arts (Economics) and a Doctorate in Urban Economics. After a career on the corporate lending staff of Bankers Trust Company (New York), Dr. Lehrer became a Manager for the Greek Shipper, Costas Lemos [dec’d]. Here, he assisted in a variety of projects in New York, Houston, Denver, Guam and in Europe. Dr. Lehrer relocated to Houston, Texas, in 1977.
Dr. Lehrer’s consulting organization, formed in 1982, is experienced in many areas of Economics, Finance, Damage and Medical Analyses (including Wages and Personal Injury), Banking, Business, ESOP and Non Public Business, Medical and Intellectual Property Valuations and Corporate Finance. The company both prepares institutional economic / finance reports, feasibility analysis, corporate business plans and provides litigation support in the areas of economics, real estate, banking, valuations, class actions and finance. Dr. Lehrer, served for approximately twenty (20) years (1984-2002) as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Houston, Graduate School of Business Administration, and for the period 2005 – 2014, Dr. Lehrer served as an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Phoenix (Houston Division). Further, he is a speaker at professional seminars throughout the nation.
Dr. Lehrer has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas as agent for the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation of Acadia Savings and Loan Association, French Market Homestead Savings Association, Twin City Savings, First Savings of Louisiana and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Dr. Lehrer is a Texas State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (License TX-1337797 G) and is recognized by the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers. Along with his firm, he is a member of: National Association of Business Economists, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts, American Law and Economics Association, Houston Business Economists, National Forensic Center, National Association of Forensic Economists, American Economic Association, North American Economics and Finance Association, Southern Economic Association, Western Economic Association, International Real Estate Institute and the Finance Club and Money Marketeers, both affiliated with New York University.
Dr. Lehrer is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and has held the Full Registration /General Securities (Series 7) and the Texas Uniform Securities (Series 63) Licenses. He has been listed in all editions of “Who’s Who In America” since the 45th edition.
Furthermore, neither presidential candidate has a clear, workable plan for slowing governmental costs, expansion, without putting the nation into a tailspin, says Dr. Kenneth Lehrer, an economist with Lehrer Associates. He also is concerned because he sees no blockbuster new products and services such as the Internet to spur significant growth.”
“Fiscal Cliff: Fact or Fiction?