Faculty: Christopher Lynch
Christopher Lynch, MA
Title(s):
Adjunct Professor
International Business
School(s):
Business
415-442-6500
Christopher Lynch, Vice-President for Economic Development and Tourism at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, oversees the Chamber programs to attract, retain and incubate businesses in Irvine as well as to promote tourism. In 2012, he was named Small Business Champion of the Year by the Orange County/Inland Empire district office of the Small Business Administration.
From 2004-2009, Mr. Lynch directed the economic development and governmental affairs programs of the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, including an award winning series of entrepreneur-investor conferences.
EDUCATION
- Senior Leadership Training, US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute
- Certificate in Quality Management, Belmont University
- MA (Economics), Virginia Tech
- BS (Foreign Service), Georgetown University
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2005 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University
- 2009 - Present: Vice-President, Irvine Chamber of Commerce
- 2004 - 2009: Executive Vice-President, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
- 2002 - 2004: Owner, C Lynch International
- 1978 - 2002: Us Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Authored more than twenty published economic studies on Chile, Spain and El Salvador
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Chairman of the Board of the German-American Business Association of California
- Member, Board of Directors, American Chambers of Commerce in El Salvador and Hamburg, Germany
HONORS & AWARDS
- Small Business Champion of the Year, Santa Ana Region, SBA (2012)
- Won three awards for management excellence from US Department of State