Faculty/Staff Directory
Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Leslie
Last Name
Lynch
Email
lynchl@gvsu.edu
Title
Affiliate Faculty of Practice
Office
3141 L. William Seidman Center
Phone
616-331-7437
Department
- Management
Expertise
- Leadership Development
- Strategy
- Organizational Change
- Talent Management
Biography
I am honored to be a faculty member of Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business. Prior to making this career shift a few years ago, I served as a multidisciplinary business executive with an eye for innovation and creativity. Ive worked in several industry sectors (financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, higher education) and though my skill set is broad, my greatest expertise and love is in organizational change, leadership development, and high-performance talent management. I have a deep interest in peoples behavior and its effect on a companys financial and non-financial results. I love to teach, coach, guide. I am an influencer. The highlights of my background? 20+ years of executive-level experience (c-suite), operational, administrative, and sales expertise. Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral business degrees; successful defense of doctoral dissertation entitled Financial Regulation and Economic Performance: A Descriptive Correlation Study of American Financial Institutions. Personally, my husband and I enjoy lake life in Michigan with our two sons, daughter-in-law, two granddaughters, and our two labs!