Selected Presentations
Margotta, Donald (Presenter & Author), The Global Business & Finance Research Conference, "Adolf Berle and Revolution in the Modern Corporation,” The Global Business & Finance Research institute, London, UK. (July 16, 2010).
Margotta, D. (Presenter & Author), The Global Business & Finance Research Conference, "New Conflicts of Interest in the Modern Corporation,” The Global Business & Finance Research Institute, London, England. (July 10, 2009).
Margotta, D. (Presenter & Author), Northeastern CBA Seminar Series, "Two Cultures: Business and Finance," Northeastern CBA, Northeastern University. (March 3, 2008).
Margotta, D. G., Conference on Corporate Governance and Investment in Transitioning Economies, "Conflicts in Corporate Governance," Gorbachev Foundation, Northeastern University.
Margotta, D. G., Leibler, K., Henderson, S., McCutchen, B., Krishnamoorthy, P, "Corporate Governance in a post Enron Environment," Boston Stock Exchange, Boston, MA.
Margotta, D. G., IPBS Conference, "An Inter-Disciplinary and Multi-National Approach to Teaching Governance Issues," Lancaster University, Lancaster, England.
Margotta, D. G., “Two Cultures: Business and Finance,” Cyber Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 13-16, 2004
Margotta, D. G., “Conflicts in Corporate Governance,” Conference on Corporate Governance and
Investment in Transitioning Economies, April 23-26, 2003. Northeastern University, Boston, sponsored by the Gorbachev Foundation.
Margotta, D. G., “An Inter- Disciplinary and Multi-National Approach to Teaching Corporate Governance
Issues,” IPBS Conference, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England. July 6, 2001.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor Margotta served as an instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before joining the CBA faculty in 1983. He was previously employed as corporate manager of marketing with Huyck Corporation, business manager for paper markets with Mallinckrodt, Inc., and product development supervisor with National Starch and Chemical Corporation.
Professional Services
Professor Margotta is a member of the American Finance Association. He has served as a member of the Commission to Review Massachusetts Takeover Laws and as a consultant to several Fortune 500 companies on issues pertaining to corporate governance. He has also served as an expert witness in more than 15 cases in defense of state takeover laws, poison pills, and in 10-b 5 cases involving "fraud on the market."
Recent Press
Margotta, D. (2011). Vulcan Materials 'poison pil' could deter takeover (vol. Dec. 14, 2011). Birmingham Business Journal (Margotta cited as one of the nation's top experts in unsolicited bids).
Professor Margotta has been cited in many news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio, The Baltimore Sun, and The Boston Globe.
Mailing Address
Donald G. Margotta
413 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-000