Economist Woody Brock on why Kerry Packer was lucky
The eccentric polymath, who has advised many high-profile Aussies, can play a Bach toccata just as well as he can pose an economic theorem or a dirty joke.
Polymath economist Dr Horace “Woody” Brock is probably the only high-society Harvard and Princeton intellect that the late media baron Kerry Packer ever had time for.
When the two met in 2003, the precocious Brock, who earned his five degrees by the age of 29, told Packer what he thought about luck.
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMatthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com
