Mike Lynch is the Global Director and Fellow in the Oral Health Scientific Engagement group in Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. He received his DMD from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, his certificate in periodontics and PhD in Oral Biology (microbial genetics) from University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. In 1999, he joined the American Dental Association as Assistant Director, Seal of Acceptance Program and then as Director, Scientific Information. In 2002, he joined Pfizer Consumer Healthcare and has been in various roles in industry since, including directing/designing nearly 100 clinical trials on cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, medical devices and prescription drugs. In 2015, he assumed his current role at J&J, which includes being an invited lecturer on five continents.

He and his wife, Lorraine, have a blended family of six children and two Golden Retrievers, and live in Manasquan, NJ.