Venus Kennedy

Critic
DISC Type : C

Strategy, Analytics & M&A lead-partner in Brazil at Deloitte

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Venus Kennedy is a Principal in Deloittes M&A practice with around 20 years of experience leading multi-billion-dollar deals. An MBA from Harvard Business School, she specializes in divestitures, integrations, and wind-downs across industries like Energy, Consumer Products, and Financial Services. People who have worked with her describe her as having "amazing capability" and "outstanding consulting skills".

She is a vocal advocate for gender diversity in corporate leadership. Venus has been a leader for Deloitte Brazils gender diversity initiative and has spoken about the importance of creating a pipeline of talented female leaders and committing to gender representation at senior levels.

Unique fact: Venus spent 10 years at Deloitte Brazil, where she led the entire Strategy, Analytics & M&A practice and speaks conversational Portuguese.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Divestitures
She recently hosted a webcast on the 2026 Global Divestiture Survey, focusing on how divestitures have become strategic moves for capital reallocation and transformation.
M&A Trends
Actively discusses market sentiment and the growing, cautious optimism among dealmakers, as highlighted in Deloitte's recent M&A Trends Report.
Women in Leadership
As a leader for Deloitte Brazil's gender diversity initiative, she is a strong advocate for increasing the representation of women in senior leadership and on boards.

Media Appearances

Venus has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2020 - 5-2024
Strategy, Analytics & M&A lead-partner in Brazil at Deloitte
9-2014 - 9-2024
Partner at Deloitte
9-2010
Principal at Deloitte
6-2009 - 8-2009
Senior Associate at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
7-2004 - 7-2008
Consultant at Accenture

Education

2008 - 2010
MBA from Harvard Business School
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Business Administration from UW Foster School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Venus

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Venus is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Venus

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Venus move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Venus take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Venus

Personality Compatibility


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