Matthew D. Langenkamp

Matthew D. Langenkamp is a Lecturer in Management at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Co-Director of the Isenberg Consulting Academy. He teaches business policy and strategy, international management, global business, and management consulting. Before joining Isenberg, he spent nearly three decades working outside the United States in Asia Pacific and Australasia, including roles in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, consumer and beverage industry coverage, general management, and business ownership in New Zealand. His interests include international business, corporate strategy, United States-PRC trade policy, auction theory, mergers and acquisitions in the beverage industry, and real estate valuation. His current research examines construction and farm equipment markets, with particular attention to price discovery, liquidity, trust, and the effects of online auction platforms.

Media, Industry, and Public Impact 

Co-Director, Isenberg Consulting Academy. Creator and editor of the Langenkamp Dictionary at langenkamp.io, a public-facing project on business, culture, language, teaching, and AI; also publishes through Freedom Tomato on Substack. Ongoing real estate and business development consulting in Northwest Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Prior industry leadership includes CEO/Owner of Accurate Security Engineering in Auckland, New Zealand; Asia Pacific investment banking roles at J.P. Morgan, HSBC, and Piper Jaffray; and management roles with San Miguel Brewing International in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Taipei.

Selected Working Papers / Current Research

Online Equipment Auctions, Price Discovery, and Liquidity in Used Machinery Markets (current research project).

Trust, Demand, and Market Design in Construction and Farm Equipment Auctions (current research project).

Professional Links

• Personal webpage
• Langenkamp Dictionary
• Substack
• ORCID