John LynchCEO & Founder
Lynka
Dear Membership,
AmCham has been an important part of my life, as I have always said that AmCham is truly a ‘force for good’ in Poland. I feel that my role as founder of AmCham Krakow, and later as Board member, Treasurer and now Vice Chairman, has helped make AmCham an even better and more impactful organization for our members and for Poland. I appreciate your supporting my bid for re-election.
John Lynch
John Lynch is an American entrepreneur who lives in Krakow since 1991. He was one of the first expats to launch a start-up in CEE after the transformation – ‘Lynka’ which he still heads today. John graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and completed his MBA at The Wharton School.
John was awarded the highest civilian honor, the Order of the Gold Cross from President Komorowski for his contributions to building Poland’s free market economy (2014). John was voted CEE’s Ex-Pat CEO of the Year and has been named AmCham’s Entrepreneur of the Year. After the outbreak of the Ukraine war, John co-founded Corporate Aid for Ukraine (CAU) which raised substantial funds from U.S. companies to support Ukraine.
John is the founder of AmCham’s Kraków branch. He was first elected to the AmCham Board in 2002 and has served ever since. John speaks conversational Spanish and is fluent in Polish as well as his native English. John lives in Krakow with his wife, Katarzyna – a Polish school teacher and son Jakub and daughter Zofia.