Michael Phillips
Vice President, Corporate Business Development at Amazon
- Role
- Vice President, Corporate Business Development at Amazon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Phillips
Team leader with 20+ years of experience across strategy, business development, go-to-market execution, corporate partnerships and M&A across a broad range of technology segments. Currently team leader on Amazon Corporate Business Development, a centralized group that leads strategic partnerships, cross-company negotiations and special projects for Amazon. Diversified experience in a range of consumer and enterprise industry categories – including AI, digital media, advertising/marketing, ecommerce, social media, and cloud computing – and transactional types spanning commercial partnerships and M&A / equity-based structures. Generalist background that enables pattern recognition and impact across varied scenarios and challenges, especially high-consideration business decisions and inorganic growth strategies. Seasoned people leader with experience hiring, developing and managing high-performing teams.
Experience
Vice President, Corporate Business Development
Apr 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Team leader on Amazon\'s Corporate Business Development team. My team is one of few centralized teams at Amazon and leads strategic partnerships, cross-company negotiations and high-impact special projects for Amazon. We specialize in projects/partnerships that are unconventional and/or have limited precedent, often involving high-judgment business decisions or new initiatives for the company. We pursue and lead global opportunities across consumer and enterprise segments, including AI (LLMs, agents), digital media, advertising/marketing, ecommerce and emerging technologies.
Education
Rhodes College
B.A., Business Administration
2000 — 2004
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Masters of Business Administration
2011 — 2013
Skills
- Private Equity
- Lbo
- Investment Banking
- Valuation
- Financial Modeling
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Development
- Financial Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Business Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Due Diligence
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