Corporate Development Summer Intern

Monmouth University; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 8,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mentorship

Capstone project

Job summary

ICF's Corporate Development team is offering a 10-week, full-time internship beginning in June for students eager to support live deal processes and strategic projects in a hybrid role based in Reston, VA. You will research target companies, assist due diligence, and help prepare materials for leadership reviews.

We value analytical, research, and communication skills, plus comfort with AI tools to improve efficiency and identify practical applications within Corporate Development projects.

Qualifications

• By start date, a minimum of 30 completed college level credit-hours in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Completed bachelor's degree and enrollment verification or 9 credit hours completed in a master's degree program in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; comfort with financial statements, basic corporate finance concepts, structured research, and data organization.
• Experience using AI tools for research, summarization, analysis, productivity, or workflow improvement is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research target companies, competitors, and market segments; prepare profiles, screening summaries, market maps, and market overviews.
• Support due diligence by tracking requests, organizing materials, summarizing findings, and helping identify key issues.
• Prepare and update presentation materials for internal deal reviews, leadership updates, and strategic discussions.
• Assist with pipeline tracking, data organization, comparable research, and ad hoc analyses.
• Use approved AI tools, where appropriate, to improve efficiency of research, summarization, data organization, and presentation development.
• Help identify practical AI use cases for the Corporate Development team and support strategic initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

AI literacy

Education

Minimum 30 completed college credits in related field

Bachelor's degree or 9 credits in master's program in related field

Tools

AI tools usage

Job description

The Corporate Development team leads ICF's mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments. The summer intern will support the team on live deal processes and strategic projects, working under the direction of Corporate Development deal leads. This role is intended for a highly motivated student with strong analytical, research, and communication skills. Because AI is increasingly relevant to research, analysis, and productivity, the team is also looking for an intern who is comfortable using AI tools responsibly and can help identify practical applications within Corporate Development projects.

This is an entry-level, 10-week, full-time internship expected to begin in June and end in August. This role will be hybrid from Reston, VA (2x per week). At this time, we are unable to provide housing or relocation assistance for this position.

Responsibilities

• Research target companies, competitors, and market segments; prepare company profiles, screening summaries, market maps, and market overviews.
• Support due diligence by tracking requests, organizing materials, summarizing findings, and helping the deal team identify key issues and follow-up items.
• Prepare and update presentation materials for internal dal reviews, leadership updates, and strategic discussions.
• Assist with pipeline tracking, data organization, comparable company research, and other ad hoc analyses.
• Use approved AI tools, where appropriate, to improve the efficiency of research, summarization, data organization, and presentation development.
• Help identify practical AI use cases for the Corporate Development team, such as improving company profiles, diligence trackers, meeting summaries, pipeline management, or knowledge sharing.
• Support other internal projects of the Corporate Development team, including strategic initiatives where research, analytics, process improvement, or AI-enabled tools can add value.

Basic Qualifications

• By start date, a minimum of 30 completed college level credit-hours in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed bachelor's degree and enrollment verification or 9 credit hours completed in a master's degree program in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated interest in Corporate Development, M&A, strategy, finance, consulting, technology, or business transformation.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; comfort with financial statements, basic corporate finance concepts, structured research, and data organization.
• Experience using AI tools for research, summarization, analysis, productivity, or workflow improvement is strongly preferred.
• Ability to use AI responsibly, including validating outputs, protecting confidential information, and applying sound judgment before relying on AI-generated work.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable handling confidential information in a fast-moving environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex information into concise, decision-ready outputs.
• Curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn new tools and apply them to practical business problems.

What you’ll gain

• Exposure to end-to-end M&A execution at a public company, mentorship from experienced deal professionals, and a capstone project presented to the Corporate Development team at the end of the summer.