Build a Career in M&A: Lessons from Intel’s Todd Manley Part 2

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How to Break Into M&A: Lessons from Todd Manley Part 2

In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd, we unpack how professionals from diverse backgrounds can successfully break into M&A and what it takes to build and maintain high-performing deal teams.

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Todd Manley, VP of Corporate Development Integration at Intel

In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd, we unpack how professionals from diverse backgrounds can successfully break into M&A and what it takes to build and maintain high-performing deal teams. Todd shares tactical advice on networking, career transitions, team dynamics, and leadership traits he looks for when hiring M&A talent. 💡 ‍

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Things you will learn:

How to leverage networking inside and outside your company to break into M&A
Key characteristics and behaviors Todd looks for when hiring successful M&A professionals
Why being present and learning from your journey is critical to career growth in M&A

Todd Manley

Todd Manley is Vice President of Corporate Development Integration at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), where he leads M&A integration work across complex technology deals. He brings 20+ years of experience across corporate development, post-merger integration, enterprise transformation, and business operations, with prior experience across companies including Cisco, HP, Symantec, and Marvell. He has appeared on M&A Science to discuss building a career in M&A, integration leadership, team dynamics, and the nontraditional path from IT and organizational behavior into corporate development.

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