Mr. Lynch is Global Leader of Marsh's Risk Intelligence Strategies and Resiliency Solutions practice. He is responsible for developing the organization’s risk intelligence capabilities and offerings, as well as aligning and enhancing the firm’s various risk strategies, supply chain, and business continuity offerings. Additionally, he is responsible for developing thought leadership around emerging issues such as pandemics and terrorism.

Mr. Lynch has 28 years of experience in the IT & operational risk management profession. He served as the business continuity and information security executive-in-charge at The Prudential and Chase Manhattan Bank (now called JPMorgan Chase). As a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, he was responsible for the operational resiliency and Information assurance practice. He also served as research director and industry analyst at the Gartner Group and was responsible for launching one of the firm’s most successful service offerings.

Mr. Lynch has assisted hundreds of Fortune 1000 executives (e.g. PepsiCo, Nokia, Time Warner, Chubb, ADP, Citigroup, Bristol-Myers Squibb, IBM, DRS Technologies, BAE Systems, and the National Security Agency) with operational & IT risk management, impact analysis, business continuity, crisis management, risk metrics, organizational transformation, IT security, and other risk management issues.

Mr. Lynch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, NBC Nightly News, and ABC’s Business Now, as well as been published in CEO Magazine, Financial IT Decisions, CIO Insights and many other leading industry publications. He also has testified as an expert and factual witness.