Robert Porter Lynch

Mr. Lynch has been recognized for his ground-breaking work in creating "alliance architecture," and the profession’s first benchmarking studies. He pioneered the initial research in Alliance Architectures with Best Practices research beginning in 1988, followed by a long series of bench-marking studies in Alliance Formation and Management. Mr. Lynch continues his quest to discover and innovate in the Strategic Alliance Profession. Robert is deeply engaged in the next edge of alliances, specifically Value Chain Reengineering, the Networked Enterprise, Leadership Role of Alliance Champions, how Trust converts into Breakthroughs & Profit, Alliances as Engines of Innovation, and the New Economics of Fast Time. Consulting: In his consulting practice, Mr. Lynch places a strong emphasis on implementation in a wide variety industries ranging from aerospace (aviation & defense), automotive, energy, financial services (banking, real estate, insurance), high tech (computers, electronics, telecommunications,) and medical (biotech, heath care, instrumentation, pharmaceutical, managed health care), and petro-chemicals. His clients have included Accenture, Alberta Government, Astra-Merck, AT&T, Baskin Robbins, Bell Canada, BellSouth, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical, Dupont, EDS, Eli Lilly, Flextronics, GE, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Intuit, Lockheed-Martin, Lucent, Media One, Mobil, NCR, Pfizer, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, Smith Kline Beecham, Sprint, Telus, USAA, VeriSign, Warner Lambert, Wells Fargo, and Xerox. Executive Coaching: Robert has acted as negotiations coach for scores of companies, joining them together in a strategic relationship. His commitment to training executives throughout the world in the best practices in alliance formation and management has resulted in over ten thousand people around the world with deep skills and capabilities in alliance formation and management. Robert often speaks before international and domestic business groups, and has appeared on television and radio, and syndicated tape distribution. Author: He wrote the award winning book, The Practical Guide to Joint Ventures and Corporate Alliances (John Wiley & Sons, 1989)," the best selling book, Business Alliances: The Hidden Competitive Weapon, (John Wiley & Sons, 1993), and the popular chapter “Fostering Champions” for Peter Drucker’s Leader of the Future book (1999). He is currently writing two books: Strategy, Synergy, and Synchronicity – How to Master the Art of Strategic Alliances, and Trusted to Lead. His numerous articles on alliances have appeared in a broad range of magazines. He is often quoted in business journals such a Nations Business, The Wall Street Journal, and The Conference Board Reports. Boards of Advisors: Robert has served as advisor to numerous hi-tech companies where he provides strategic expertise, and he serves as an advocate for both the interests of the company and its alliance relationships. Education: Mr. Lynch holds a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brown University. He has been a faculty member of the American and Canadian Management Associations and currently teaches alliance courses at the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, and San Diego. Military: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Combat Duty in Viet Nam, Special Commendation, Personal: Mr. Lynch is listed in Who's Who: Global Leaders. He is founding Chairman of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals. Robert resides in Naples, Florida.