Kathleen B. Lynch
Director since May 2021
Kathleen B. Lynch, 55, served as the Chief Operating Officer and Group Managing Director of UBS Wealth Management Americas and UBS Americas Holding LLC, an intermediate holding company for the U.S. based subsidiaries of UBS Group AG, a global wealth manager and financial services firm, from February 2013 until May 2018. Prior to that she served twenty-five years at Merrill Lynch/Bank of America in a variety of leadership positions in global markets and investment banking and global research. Ms. Lynch has served on the board of directors of UBS Americas Holding LLC since July 2016. She also serves on the board of directors of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the world’s financial markets, a position she has held since 2017. For UBS, Ms. Lynch also served as a member of multiple subsidiary boards and committees, including Chairperson of the UBS U.S. Service Company and board member of the Wealth Management Broker Dealer.
Key Experience, Skills and other Qualifications:
In addition to governance and board service as a skill set, Ms. Lynch brings to the Board extensive skills, leadership and deep expertise in strategy execution and development, risk and talent management and regulatory matters. Her leadership experience is across a diverse set of businesses including wealth management, operations, technology and global markets. She has held global, regional, and business responsibilities throughout her career, overseeing major transformation initiatives, business integration efforts and implementation of digital strategy and platforms. She brings a strong focus on the full spectrum of all risk types in crisis management.