Donald Margotta is a Finance professor at Northeastern University rated 3.9/5 by 9 students, with 3.9/5 difficulty and 83.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Donald Margotta professor reviews and ratings: 3.9/5 from 9 student reviews at Northeastern (83.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Legend! Class is very interesting.FINA4312 2018-06-22 13:19:50 +0000 UTC
Fantastic professor, would 100% take again.FINA4420 2018-04-26 15:26:46 +0000 UTC
He is very hard to follow, extremely disorganized with his notes and his lectures are not clear (you have to self-teach yourself everything). Great person, and definitely knows his material, but extremely boring/hard class. Tests are really hard too, and lots of material to cover. The HW is not bad especially if you work in teams.FINA6214 2016-12-18 10:49:03 +0000 UTC
Professor Margotta is THE specialist in corporate governance in the US, if not the world. Concerns about readings are justified, however in my opinion it is impossible to learn about proxy fights and SEC rulings if you don't read about them. DM is probably the best professor that i have had. Classes get long as the topic is complex. I recommend!4312 2015-01-23 08:56:48 +0000 UTC
There are a LOT of readings for this class and they are all extremely uninteresting and LONG. His exams are hard and he refuses to give hints on the materials on the exams. His two HWs are easy though. If you are interested in finance law then this is the class for you. If you are not much of a reader then I would not suggest taking this class.FINU312 2009-04-17 06:40:27 +0000 UTC
He's good guy, much respect for him.FINA4312 2018-04-25 15:31:53 +0000 UTC
Professor Margotta is amazing. Okay, his classes are boring and it's a challenge to follow in class, he's not really tech-savy and sometimes can be confusing. However, the material covered in class is very interesting, and you just need to follow the outline he sends before each exam to get a good grade. He's the sweetest professor I've ever hadFINA4420 2018-04-24 11:04:58 +0000 UTC
Classes can get quite bland if you're not really into it, or really interesting if you're eager to learn. Midterm can be tricky since you don't get a solid idea of what is tested, grades ranged from 50 to 100, and is worth 35%. Be prepared, it'll pretty much determine your final grade since the final (30%) is similar so everyone does really well.FINA4312 2017-11-14 10:09:53 +0000 UTC
Professor Margotta is obviously passionate about the material he teaches. However, his thoughts and lectures are confusing and consist of him struggling with classroom technology. He also spends a lot of classroom time talking about his personal achievements which I found to be arrogant and a waste of time. I would not recommend him to a friend.FINA4312 2014-02-23 17:11:24 +0000 UTC
Donald Margotta has an average rating of 3.9/5 from 9 student reviews. 83.0% of students said they would take them again.
Donald Margotta's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.9/5 based on student reviews.
Donald Margotta has taught FINA6214, FINA4312, FINA4420 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.