News: Spotlights
Posted: July 7, 2010
Andrew Liston 2010
Name: Andrew Liston
Title: President
Company: Thompson-Liston Associates, Inc.
Location: Boylston, Mass.
Birthplace: Niskayuna, N.Y. Birth Date: 1949
Family: Wife, Stephanie; 3 children, 5 grandchildren
College: BS University of Vermont, 1970; BS Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1971
First job unrelated to your current field: Grocery store bagger
First job in current field: Rod man on a survey crew, Thompson-Liston Associates, Inc.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: TLA assists clients in accomplishing goals of bringing site development projects to fruition.
Hobbies: Travellling and watching grandchildren's sports games
Favorite book: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
Favorite movie: "A Beautiful Mind"
Keys to success: Research, persistence, and humor
Person you most admire (outside of family): A client who has been a friend for as long as he has been a client
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? A teacher or an arbiter
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