Patrick Lynch's expertise and research involves strategic innovation, business analytics, and global business operations. He is a practitioner of strategic disciplines to prepare organizations for the future, with extensive experience in human performance management, operations, supplier relations and creating quality customer experiences. Lynch is also the founder of a technology startup and consultancy, pioneering innovations in organizational assessment and dashboard analytics.

As clinical assistant professor and senior director of innovation and research at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Lynch teaches in multiple courses including Big Data Analytics in the Global Economy for Thunderbird Master's programs, Decision Making and Leadership Cognition, and Social Processes in Organizations.