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10 Thomson Reuters corporate development leaders
These ten current and former Thomson Reuters corporate development leaders have held director, vice president and global head roles in corporate development, M&A and M&A integration at the company. A reader can learn how Thomson Reuters approaches corporate development from people who led it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dan Becker
LinkedInExperience: Director Corporate Development · Thomson Reuters
Director Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters since March 2022, a current Director-level general management role based in St Paul, Minnesota. Their profile headline cites $4B+ of M&A transaction experience. It is the only work row the listing shows for them.
David Norwood
LinkedInExperience: Director, Program Management - M&A Technology Integrations · Thomson Reuters
Director, Program Management - M&A Technology Integrations at Thomson Reuters since May 2021, where their profile says they lead teams of technology experts through analysis, due diligence and integration of external acquisitions. They were Senior Manager, Program Management - Product Engineering at Thomson Reuters (2015–2021) and Technical Program Manager at Intuit (2008–2012).
Gianfranco (John) Bellizzi
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Corporate Development · Thomson Reuters
Former Global Head of Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters (2008–2020), after SVP, Business Development and Operations at Thomson Reuters (2005–2008). Their profile describes expertise managing acquisitions, divestitures and change initiatives at companies including Thomson Reuters. They were also a Board Member at Westlaw Japan (2012–2020) and Alteryx (2012–2021).
Joel Lancaster
LinkedInExperience: Director of Strategy and M&A · Thomson Reuters
Former Director of Strategy and M&A at Thomson Reuters (2021–2024), a Director-level role based in Zug, Switzerland. Since January 2025 they have been Senior Director of Strategy & Operations at Thomson Reuters. They were earlier Executive Manager Strategy & M&A Team at News Corp Australia (2016–2019) and an Independent Strategy and M&A Consultant (2019–2020).
John Werner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Corporate Development · Thomson Reuters
Senior Director Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters since May 2026, after Director, Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters (2023–2026). They were Director, Corporate Development at Target (2019–2023), and at Thomson Reuters earlier held Manager, Corporate Development (2014–2017) and Manager, Decision Support (2017–2019) roles.
Kodee Ussatis
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director GTM Systems – M&A and Business Validation · Thomson Reuters
Senior Director GTM Systems – M&A and Business Validation at Thomson Reuters since July 2025. Their profile says they lead end-to-end M&A integration strategy for go-to-market business systems such as sales, service, SAP and order-to-cash integrations, including due diligence assessments and system architecture evaluation. They were Senior Director, Order Capture & Business Testing (2024–2025) at Thomson Reuters.
Liz Alvarez
LinkedInExperience: Mergers and Acquisitions Director · Thomson Reuters México
Mergers and Acquisitions Director at Thomson Reuters México since March 2026, alongside Director of Business Services there since 2025. Their profile says they lead enterprise procurement covering strategic indirect categories, M&A integration and digital transformation. They were earlier Senior Manager, Sourcing Content (2023–2024) and Procurement Operations Senior Manager (2017–2023) at Thomson Reuters.
Margarita del Carmen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Business Development (M&A) · Thomson Reuters
Former Vice President, Strategic Business Development (M&A) at Thomson Reuters (2006–2009), after Manager, Strategy and Business Development (M&A) (2004–2006). Their profile says they negotiated and closed 15 acquisitions. They later held vice president finance roles at Thomson Reuters, including Vice President, Strategic Financial Analysis (2009–2011).
Richard Lee
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Development Director · Thomson Reuters
Former Corporate Development Director at Thomson Reuters (2011–2014), where their profile says they led all acquisition efforts for the $1.5B Tax and Accounting division, overseeing deal negotiations, due diligence and acquisition execution. They were Investment Banking Specialist at Thomson Reuters (2009–2011) and have been Chief Financial Officer at Shine Electronics Co. since 2015.
Rogelio Escalona
LinkedInExperience: Director of Strategy and Corporate Development · Thomson Reuters
Director of Strategy and Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters since October 2018. Their profile says they lead Reuters M&A efforts, including market research and strategic fit analysis, the acquisition pipeline, valuation, due diligence and presenting acquisition rationale to the C-suite, and lists the 2019 acquisition of FCBI. They were earlier Director, Planning and Special Projects, Chief of Staff Reuters News (2016–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's business segment and era to your question, since corporate development work for a news business, a tax and accounting division or a legal business can involve different priorities. Pick someone from M&A integration when your question is about systems and teams after a deal closes, and someone from a deal team when it is about sourcing and executing acquisitions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a corporate development team at an information services company build and manage its acquisition pipeline?
- 02What does integrating an acquired company's systems and go-to-market tools involve at a large software and information company?
- 03How do segment strategy teams and the central corporate development team work together on acquisitions?
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