About

Kevin M. Lynch is a Faculty Instructor and the Clark/Bardes Endowed Chair in Retirement Planning and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation at The American College of Financial Services. Lynch teaches Techniques for Prospecting, Essentials of Disability Income Insurance and Essentials of Annuities. He also teaches insurance courses for The College’s Solomon S. Huebner School and advises students on the Retirement Income Certified Professional^® (RICP^®), CFP^® Certification Programs^®, and Chartered Financial Consultant^® (ChFC^®) curricula.

Before joining The College, Lynch worked in the lending, insurance and financial services industry. He was first licensed in Life Insurance in 1981 and has been licensed in Property & Casualty Insurance since 1984. In 1998, he built a "scratch" property & casualty agency, and continued as agency owner with Nationwide Insurance through 2004. From October 2004 through October 2005, Professor Lynch served The American College as Associate Vice President of Advancement. Most recently, he was affiliated with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans where he served as Financial Consultant and Regional Management Associate. In 2010, NAIFA recognized Lynch with the National Quality Award (NQA) for his dedication to the insurance industry and his clients.

Lynch earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of the State of New York in Albany, NY, and he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK. He currently is enrolled in Wilmington University, New Castle, DE, completing requirements to earn his Doctor of Business Administration Degree.