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Jennifer P.

Jennifer Powell

Current Perplexity.AI StratFin | Former Head of M&A Finance @ Instacart

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Available Saturday

Starting at 2:00 PM UTC

I can have more availability outside these windows by request.

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Work with Jennifer

About

Jennifer also coaches for Break Into AI Careers, FP&A, and AI Careers. View all.

Jennifer’s Corporate Development Qualifications

Experience level: Director

With multiple years in technology investment banking advising companies on M&A, and as part of my role at Perplexity and previous positions at xAI and Instacart (departed Instacart as Head of M&A finance and Corporate Finance Lead), I've executed multiple deals for a broad range of companies and structures.

Jennifer can help with:

Business Valuation

Competitive Analysis

Due Diligence

Financial Analysis

Interview Prep

Mergers & Acquisitions

Negotiation Skills

Networking Strategy

Skill Building

Strategic Planning

Work Experience

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Head of Strategic Finance

Perplexity AI

September 2025 - Present

Hiring Manager

Lead strategic finance including investor relations, treasury, company forecast, strategy, operations, and partnership and vendor negotiations.

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Corporate & AI Infrastructure Finance

x.ai

June 2025 - September 2025

Hiring Manager

Led corporate finance including company model and cash flow forecasting, Enterprise GTM, and datacenter planning, financing, and execution.

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Corporate Finance & Special Projects

Instacart

October 2021 - June 2025

Hiring Manager

IPO, corporate finance, transformative partnerships, M&A, IR, board, and executive support

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Investment Banking Senior Analyst

J.P. Morgan

December 2020 - October 2021

Interviewer

Global Technology Group M&A and Capital Markets

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Investment Banking Analyst

Union Square Advisors

May 2019 - December 2020

Interviewer

Technology M&A and Private Capital Advisory

Education

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BYU Marriott School of Business

B.S., Finance