James A
Chief Executive Officer
Business & Management
A. Schulman Corporate
Norway
Biography
James A. Mitarotonda is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barington Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm that he co-founded in November 1991. Previously, he held various positions at Citibank including head of New York Home Equity Financing and Credit Service. Following Citibank, Mr. Mitarotonda spent four years in the retail brokerage industry, after which he and a group of business associates started Commonwealth Associates, an investment boutique firm, in 1988. Mr. Mitarotonda received an M.B.A. from New York University's Graduate School of Business Administration (now known as the Stern School of Business). He currently serves as a director of Griffon Corporation and Sielox, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack. He is also a director of The Friends of Green Chimneys, a non-profit organization in Westchester County, New York, which focuses on providing services for children with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges. He has served on the A. Schulman Board of Directors since 2005.
Research Interest
Business
