Jennifer C. Young

Global Strategic Missions & Partnerships

New York, New York, United States

About

Jennifer Young is a senior principal on the Global Strategic Pursuits team within Google Cloud focused on global growth and generative AI initiatives. She previously led Global Strategic Partnerships efforts within Google Devices & Services. The Strategic Partnerships team is focused on Google's most complex and compelling global opportunities across the Devices & Services organization. Prior to Google, Jennifer led Global Mergers & Acquisitions at Société BIC (BB.PA). The team was tasked with growing the BIC platform through a blend of global corporate M&A, strategic partnerships and venture capital. Before BIC, Jennifer worked within Evercore's Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York where she provided buy-side / sell-side advisory and debt financing services to clients in the retail and consumer and consumer tech industries. Evercore (NYSE:EVR) is a leading independent advisor, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, private placements, and corporate strategy. Prior to business school, Jennifer worked in public capital markets as a Product Manager within J.P. Morgan Asset Management and traded foreign currency at FXCM / Deutsche Bank FX. Jennifer received her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Finance, Accounting and Managerial and Organizational Behavior and a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Finance from Boston University. She received a Forte Foundation merit-based scholarship upon admission to Chicago Booth and was a member of the Dean’s Student Admissions Council (awarded by application). Jennifer is also a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, a college preparatory science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused high school and one of nine specialized charter schools in New York City.

Experience

  • Google (Full-time · 5 yrs 2 mos)
    • Global Strategic Initiatives Senior Principal, Americas
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Accelerating global Google Cloud growth and Generative AI initiatives

    • Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Google Devices & Services
      Jun 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Head of Nest Strategic Partnerships - Focused on complex partnerships and business development opportunities across Google's Global Devices and Services organization

  • Director, Global Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development (M&A) at BIC
    2018 - 2021 · 3 yrs

    Tasked with growing the portfolio through a broad mandate of global M&A, strategic partnerships and venture capital. BIC (EPA:BB) is a family-controlled company listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers. For more than 60 years, BIC has honored the tradition of providing high-quality, simple, inventive and reliable choices for everyone, everywhere, every time.

  • Investment Banking - Global Mergers & Acquisitions at Evercore
    2015 - 2018 · 3 yrs

    Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve superior results through trusted independent and innovative advice on matters of strategic significance to boards of directors, management teams and shareholders, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic shareholder advisory, restructurings, and capital structure. Evercore also assists clients in raising public and private capital and delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors. Founded in 1995, the Firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices and affiliate offices in major financial centers in North America, Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia.

  • Investment Banking - Mergers & Acquisitions Associate at Peter J. Solomon Company
    2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

    Founded in 1989, PJ SOLOMON is a leading financial advisory firm advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, capital markets solutions and activism defense across a range of industries. To date, the firm has successfully completed more than 500 M&A, restructuring and financing assignments exceeding $175 billion in value. PJ SOLOMON is an independently-run affiliate of Natixis, part of Groupe BPCE, a top ten European and top 20 global bank.

  • Investment Banking MBA Internship Summer Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    Jun 2012 - Aug 2012 · 3 mos

    MBA Summer Internship in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group. Built complex financial models across technology, media and telecom sectors.