We are looking for summer interns to join the Corporate Strategy and Business Development group, a small but highly visible team of professionals who serve as in-house consultants / strategists / M&A advisors to the company’s executive leadership team.  The group’s activities include evaluating and negotiating acquisitions and joint ventures, developing new businesses, and fostering corporate growth.  Examples of work we’ve done over the last few years include:

o   Acquisitions:  Pixar ($7 bil), Marvel ($4 bil), Playdom ($565 mil), and Lucasfilm ($4 bil)

o   Divestitures:  Miramax ($660 mil), ABC Radio

o   Joint Ventures:  Equity investment in Hulu, Combination of A&E and Lifetime ($15 bil asset value)

o   International:  Acquisition of Indian conglomerate UTV ($850 mil), Launch of Russia Disney Channel, Minority investment in NBA China

o   Strategy:  English Language Learning strategy (led to roll out of 30+ learning centers in China), Moms & Babies strategy (built cross-segment global product team)

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, please see the attached job description and apply by the deadline of January 10, 2014.  To apply, please visit the Harvard MBA job board at https://secure.hbs.edu/login and search job ID 2086237.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you soon!