Richard J. Lynch

Richard J. Lynch (Dick)is president of FB Associates, LLC, which provides advisory and consulting services at the intersection of technology, marketing, and business operations.

Lynch was the EVP & Chief Technology Officer for Verizon Communications between 2007 and 2011 and EVP & CTO of Verizon Wireless and its predecessors since 1990.

Lynch is a Life Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). For his leadership in the early years of wireless data, Lynch was honored with the President’s Award by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA). He has also been inducted into the Wireless History Foundation’s Hall of Fame. He has been a frequent guest lecturer in academia and industry on technology and its business implications.