Stephen Lynch serves as Vice President – Partnerships at the Burning Glass Institute. He is dedicated to helping diverse organizations advance important work that improves outcomes for people, industries, and communities.
Steve comes to the Institute with a long history of connecting government agencies, industry associations, foundations, education partners, and researchers to solutions that move the needle. He spent 10+ years as Vice President, Workforce & Economic Development Solutions for Burning Glass Technologies, which is now Lightcast.
Prior to Lightcast, Steve served as a Program Director within JFF’s Building Economic Opportunity Group, leading initiatives focused on promoting career pathways and skills training for low-wage and middle-skill workers, as well as delivering technical assistance to workforce professionals. He is a former Workforce Programs Specialist, for U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Steve’s career spans law, workforce development, finance, education, consulting, and leadership roles in both for-profits and nonprofits.
Stephen Lynch holds a JD from Lewis & Clark College Law School in Portland, OR, and a BA in political science from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
Our Leadership
Meet the experts driving our mission. Our leadership team and senior fellows bring decades of experience in labor economics, workforce strategy, and AI innovation.
BGI Leadership

Matt Sigelman

Gad Levanon

Debbie Wasden

Yustina Saleh, Ph.D.

Carlo Salerno

Erik Leiden

Steve Lynch

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