Chris Terry was awarded his doctorate from New York University in 1975, the year in which he joined the New South Wales Institute of Technology. He has taught a range of subjects, including Microeconomics, Public Finance and Capital Markets, and co-written four textbooks in the areas of Microeconomics, Microeconomic Policy, and Financial Markets as well as contributing many chapters to books in these fields. Chris was Head of the Economics Department from 1983 to 1986, Head of School from 1987 to 1989, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Programs and Research) from 1994 to 1995 and once again Head of School from 1997 to 2004. Chris retired from his permanent UTS post at the end of 2015 but continues to teach part-time at the university.