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Patricia Lynch is the founder and president of Patricia Lynch Associates, Inc. (PLA/NY), a New York government relations and media firm.
PLA/NY began in 2001 as a two-person start up in Albany and is now a multinational firm. PLA/NY is among the 3% of woman-owned businesses in the country to have surpassed $1million in revenues.
Her clients include multinational corporations, real estate companies, gaming interests, educational interests, health care groups, and religious institutions.
Before starting PLA/NY, Ms. Lynch worked the Senate Democrats and members of Congress. From there she became the communications director for the office of the Speaker of the Assembly. During that time she ran media relations.
Since starting PLA/NY, Ms. Lynch has played a role in influencing New York State policy decisions including the defeat of former Governor Patterson’s proposed “soda tax”, the passage of the SUNY 2020 plan, charter school funding and expansion, and the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project.
She has been named in Crain’s New York's list of the “50 Most Powerful Women in NY”, City and State’s “Top 25 Women of Public and Civic Mind”, and Campaign and Elections Magazine’s “100 Most Influential New Yorkers”.
In 2009, Ms. Lynch, along with her team, began working in the country of Panama to bring major productions to that region. These included the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition/Panama section, and Major League Baseball's first return to Panama since 1947. Partnering with Mariano Rivera, Ms. Lynch promoted the two games between the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees in March 2014.
A lifelong resident of New York, Ms. Lynch was raised in a working-class neighborhood in Utica, New York. She resides with her family in Chappaqua, New York.