Based in San Francisco, Mike Lynch co-leads our global Clean Technology Practice and is a member of the Technology, Communications & Media Practice and the Supply Chain Practice. A technophile at heart, he focuses on senior general management assignments in a variety of technology sectors, including solar, wind, semiconductors, electronics manufacturing services and computing. From a functional perspective, Mike has deep expertise in operations and quality searches, and has successfully completed assignments in general management, sales, finance, human resources and R&D. His clients range in size from large multinationals such as First Solar, SunPower, SanDisk, and NVIDIA, to early-stage businesses such as Nordic Windpower and Teradici Semiconductors. A firm quality officer, Mike takes a hands-on approach to his search work and drives thorough, consistent results.
As a result of his client-side experience in technology-based companies, Mike brings firsthand understanding of the leadership and cultural issues that feed world-class management teams. He began his career as a systems engineer with IBM Labs in Toronto, where he worked on early-stage distributed computing services. After completing his M.B.A., Mike moved into management consulting with EDS and Accenture, where he focused on technology strategy and services design and delivery. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Mike held the position of vice president of operations at two early-stage startups, one in the eMarketing field and the other in India-based offshore systems development. His broad industry experience includes high tech, financial services, travel, transportation and public safety.
Mike earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Victoria (Canada) and is a former registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario. He holds an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Business Management and is a member of APICS.