Kathy Lynch

As University Director, Corporate Strategy and Engagement, Kathy works with Yale Leadership, faculty and staff to communicate and build strong mutually effective partnerships with industry. She liaises closely with offices and colleagues across campus, including the Office of <="" office="" the="" including="" campus,="" across="" colleagues="" and="" offices="" with="" closely="" liaise="" i="" industry.="" partnerships="" effective="" mutually="">Development, Office of Cooperative Research, Office of Institutional Research, Office of Research Administration, Office of General Counsel, and more to articulate the mission, academic and institutional strengths at Yale. Kathy comes to Yale with more than 20 years of experience in industry partnerships, university-based research, cross-cultural project management, training and development, and fundraising. Her professional experience has been largely spent in academia building and sustaining truly effective multi-sector partnerships with lasting impact on the development of corporate policy, curriculum, research, and public policy.

Previously, as Director of Global Partnerships for the Shared Value Initiative (SVI), a multi-stakeholder effort that aims to drive adoption and improve implementation of shared value strategies amongst leading companies, civil society, and government organizations, Kathy was responsible for building and nurturing global partnerships that supported FSG’s Shared Value Initiative and broader shared value strategy.

Prior to joining FSG, Kathy was the Director of Corporate Relations at Boston University where she launched the first comprehensive Corporate Relations strategy and worked to develop strong strategic partnerships between the university and corporations, built around shared interests in creating new knowledge, educating students, and solving major societal challenges. Previously at Boston College’s Center for Work & Family, she led the Work & Family Roundtable and authored numerous papers and articles including Forgotten Families: The Move to Provide Paid Leave to Adoptive Families, Exceptional Caregiving, and Standards of Excellence in Work/Life Integration. At the Boston College Center on Aging & Work, Kathy was a lead member of the Age & Generations and Generations of Talent (GOT) Project Teams. As part of the GOT team, she successfully managed the recruitment and onboarding of seven multinational companies resulting in data collection from more than 11,000 individuals in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, South America, North America, and Europe. Kathy has also developed curriculum for the Prism of Age Workshop series, the Work/Life Certificate Program, and most recently the Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers Mastery Series.