Pat is the founder and Managing Director of P.J. Lynch Associates. His search career includes significant assignments for Fortune 50 companies at all senior levels. His particular expertise surrounds publishing, media and knowledge industry clients. He managed the recruiting function for Xerox Corporation's field sales organization which employed over 1000 people annually. In his second decade in the recruiting business, Pat has managed extremely critical and sensitive assignments for CEO, SVP, Board and General Management for a variety of large and small clients in a wide range of industries. Mr. Lynch believes that providing exceptional search services involves becoming a strategic partner with his clients in understanding their goals, culture and vision. He has the confidence of a great number of senior executives in Consumer Products, Publishing and Knowledge Distribution business segments to fill their most important staffing requirements. Mr. Lynch received a B.S. in Economics from St. Michael's College and serves on a number of volunteer boards in the Fairfield County area of Connecticut.