John Lynch joined the firm in 1991 and was made partner in 1994. Currently, he oversees the firm's Connecticut office.

Mr. Lynch's search practice focuses on serving clients in a wide range of industries. He has completed assignments for Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, Board Directors, Managing Directors, and Vice Presidents in a variety of companies such as American Express, Colgate-Palmolive, GE Capital, Bear Sterns, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Marsh McLennan, to name a few.

Additionally, he has conducted a substantial body of work with smaller entrepreneurial and small venture companies. Recent assignments include CEO, for a new start-up in the international communications industry, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the same company, as well as three partners for a consulting firm dealing with issues focusing on board level concerns driven by Sarbannes Oxley.

Mr. Lynch had more than 15 years international and domestic search experience prior to joining Blackshaw, Olmstead, Lynch & Koenig. His early experience was in advertising sales with Time, Inc.

Mr. Lynch is a graduate of Fairfield University with a B.A. in English.