Dr. Lehrer has been on faculty at York University, Toronto, since 1974, where he has taught finance, accounting, and more recently, organization, management, real estate administration, and housing policy. Born in London, England, in 1944, he obtained his first degree in economics at Manchester University in 1964. Thereafter, he pursued a career in professional and management accounting, working for such companies as Shell, lTI, and IBM. He obtained his English F.C.A. and later earned his Canadian C.A. designation after immigrating to Toronto in 1970.

Professor Lehrer obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology at York University from 1978 to 1984. His current research interests include housing and transportation policies for aging populations. Recent publications include an analysis of the free trade issue and its impact on the last Canadian federal election (The Nation, Israel).