About
Klint Kendrick
Author | Keynote Speaker | People-First M&A Leader | Podcast Host | NYU Professor
Why This Work Matters to Me
When a poorly handled acquisition left me unsure how I’d provide for my kids, I realized something had to change. That moment shaped my mission: to help others avoid the chaos and confusion that comes when people are an afterthought in M&A.
For more than 20 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of HR, leadership, and corporate strategy. I’ve supported over 150 deals in industries ranging from aerospace to software, helping leaders navigate culture clashes, retain key talent, and align their teams before Day One. I help teams avoid integration debt, which is the compounding cost of misaligned people decisions that quietly derail deals.
I believe that when people thrive, deals deliver. That’s what drives everything I do.
Dr. Klint Kendrick, PhD, SPHR
Klint C. Kendrick, PhD, SPHR is a globally recognized expert on the human side of mergers and acquisitions. He has supported more than 150 deals across Fortune 500 companies, private equity-backed firms, and international organizations. His work focuses on closing the value gap—the difference between what a deal promises and what it actually delivers—by addressing people, leadership, and culture issues from the start.
Klint is the founder of Master Your Merger, a platform providing practical resources for HR and deal professionals. He also created the HR M&A Roundtable and chairs the People Synergy Summit, bringing together leaders from across industries to learn, share, and collaborate.
His books, The HR Practitioner’s Guide to M&A Due Diligence and The HR Practitioner’s Guide to Cultural Integration in M&A, are used by HR and corp dev teams worldwide. He hosts the Master Your Merger podcast and serves as adjunct faculty at New York University, where he teaches HR M&A.
His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, and featured at events sponsored by organizations like Bloomberg, The Conference Board, McKinsey, Mercer, and WTW.
Fast Facts
150+
M&A transactions supported
Podcast Host
Master Your Merger
Featured In
Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg, The Conference Board, McKinsey, Mercer, WTW
Founder
Master Your Merger, HR M&A Roundtable, People Synergy Summit
Book Topics
HR Due Diligence and Cultural Integration in M&A
Degrees
PhD in Organizational Leadership, MBA, MA in I/O Psychology
NYU Adjunct Faculty
HR M&A
Certifications
SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Appearances
Klint Kendrick in the Media: Podcasts, panels, and interviews about the people side of M&A.
“One of our most-downloaded episodes.”
“Klint’s presentation included an overarching framework, practical advice, storytelling and humor—one of the most engaging of the day.”
“Connects with both strategy leads and HR operators. A rare voice in M&A.”
Podcast Interviews
Here are just a few of the shows where Klint has shared stories, strategies, and lessons from over 150 M&A deals:
M&A Science
M&A Unplugged - The HR Practitioner's Guide to M&A Due Diligence
The Agile Brand - Retention and Culture in M&A
WorkArts - Culture Clash and the Human Side of Deals
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Event Panels & Interviews
Bloomberg BNA
Global M&A and Workforce Strategy
The Conference Board
Culture Clash in Cross-Border Deals
McKinsey
HR Integration: A Leadership Conversion
Thomson Reuters
Merging Cultures, Aligning Incentives
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