Analysis
How digital tools are helping unlock M&A value
CFO Insights
In this issue of CFO Insights, we will discuss how an expanding array of digital tools may be leveraged at different stages of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process.
People
John Powers
Principal | Deloitte Consulting LLP
John is Deloitte’s Global Corporate Development leader. He drives the inorganic growth strategy of Deloitte, in coordination with our global business and member firms.
John, a principal in Deloitte Consulting LLP, formerly led Deloitte’s Defense Sector and its Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice in the US and globally. Throughout his career, he has helped to execute several large M&A transactions, including the Dell/EMC merger, and the eBay/PayPal divestiture. His work has spanned the globe, and has enabled the seamless transition of more than 400,000 employees over the course of his career.
John is a visiting executive lecturer at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business on the topic of merger integration. He joined Deloitte upon completion of his MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in 1994 and graduated with a BA from Brown University in 1988. As an undergraduate, he received an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship and later served as an Army Finance Corps officer.