for many very profitable and controversial short positions in his career, including ImClone Systems, H&R Block, Metris, Cell Pathways, and many others during the dot-com era. As a pioneer in independent research for Wall Street companies, he is commonly recognized as the founder and CEO of the independent research provider Avalon Research Group Inc. (1995–2004). In 2011, Margolies was cited as a "must-know" business influencer by the Jacksonville Advantage for his extensive experience and relationships with Wall Street's well-known investors. He has been regularly interviewed and featured in Barron's and other publications over the years. Margolies has also been a guest lecturer at some of the nation's top business schools (UVA Darden School of Business, Columbia, Stanford) and sits on many boards. After selling Avalon Research to Metal Bulletin in 2005, Margolies took a few years off before founding Littlebanc. Littlebanc is a modern-day merchant bank focused on smaller companies. Littlebanc had success in Liberator Medical Planet Payment and LML payments. Littlebanc currently has investments in logistics firearms deathcare and e-commerce software. Personal life Margolies had two children with his first wife, Cheryl. They divorced amicably in April 2008 after 23 years of marriage. He married his second wife, Kathleen Whitledge, in 2010. Margolies has 7 children, Chelsea, Camden, Mikayla, Oliver, Sebastian, Benjamin, and Theodore. References External links Littlebanc 1958 births Living people American financial company founders American financial businesspeople Far Rockaway High School alumni People from Queens, New York American chief executives