Anita Lynch has over 25 years of experience with high-profile brands including Disney, Yahoo, Apple, Amazon, and Bain. More recently, she served as the Chief Data Officer at New Relic and is among the first African American women to serve in this role in the C-suite of a public company.
She currently serves as an Independent Director at Altimeter Growth, and as strategic advisor to founders, angels, and venture capital investors in data and AI strategy. A trailblazer and leader, Ms. Lynch received the Culture Shift Award for Technology, Innovation and Social Impact by Culture Shift Labs in Silicon Valley in 2022 and was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Business” by the San Francisco Business Times in 2020.
Ms. Lynch has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.