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.
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ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.
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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.
However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [email protected]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$0.00 - $77,869.00Reston, VA (VA30)Skills Required
- A minimum of 30 completed college-level credit hours by the start date in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
- Bachelor’s degree completed and enrollment verification, or at least 9 completed credit hours in a master’s degree program in a relevant field.
- Demonstrated interest in corporate development, M&A, strategy, finance, consulting, technology, or business transformation.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, with comfort using financial statements, basic corporate finance concepts, structured research, and data organization.
- Experience using AI tools for research, summarization, analysis, productivity, or workflow improvement.
- Ability to use AI responsibly, validate outputs, protect confidential information, and apply sound judgment.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable handling confidential information in a fast-moving environment.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including 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.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices (UHC PPO/HDHP and Kaiser in some areas) come with employer HSA/HRA funding and wellness incentives, with dental and vision included. Mental-health access is emphasized via Modern Health, offering up to 10 therapy and 10 coaching sessions annually.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-building resources include Maven support on UHC plans, $10,000 lifetime fertility/surrogacy reimbursement, and $5,000 for adoption, milk-shipping, and clinician-led programs. Caregiver and 24/7 resources are also available through the EAP.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 5% discount is broadly available and regularly highlighted in postings. This adds a straightforward path for employees to build ownership alongside salary and benefits.
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