Education

PhD in Economics, University of Michigan
MA, University of Michigan
BA, Northwestern University

Research & Teaching Interests

Professor Platt's research and consulting interests include corporate bankruptcy, crisis management, and short-term equity price recoveries.

Industry & Academic Experience

Professor Platt is a member of the Board of Directors of Millennium Chemicals Inc. and is on the advisory board of the Millennium Liquidating Trust. He previously served on the board of companies on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dublin Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Professor Platt was the Faculty Dean for the Turnaround Management Association from 1993 - 2003 where he created their certification exam. Professor Platt is the faculty advisor to the 360 Huntington Fund, the student managed mutual fund which won the world wide distinction at the 2009 RISE contest as the best managed graduate student value based mutual fund. Before joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1981, Professor Platt was director of electricity research and forecasting for Data Resources, Inc. From 1997 to 1998, he was the Klein Lecturer at Northeastern University.

Services to the Profession

Professor Platt served as the Associate Editor-Finance for the Journal of Business Research.

Awards & Recognition

Donald J. Harding Professor, Northeastern University