Kevin Lynch

Kevin M. Lynch is an American software developer, and former Chief Software Architect of Macromedia.

Education
Lynch graduated from Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Engineering as an undergraduate student, where he studied computer science and interactive computer graphics and worked in the UIC College of Engineering’s Electronic Visualization Laboratory. In 2017, Lynch was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by UIC for his work in software development.

Career
Lynch first joined Macromedia in 1996. He then co-founded teleconferencing software company Presedia with Keith Kitani in 1999. After Presedia was acquired by Macromedia in January 2003, Lynch became executive vice president and Chief Software Architect of Macromedia.



After Adobe acquired Macromedia in December 2005, Lynch became Chief Technology Officer of Adobe on February 5, 2008. In 2010, Lynch entered into a highly-publicized disagreement with Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the merits of Flash on mobile devices. Lynch even co-starred in a parody video in which he participated in the destruction of an Apple iPhone. Ironically, Jobs attempted to secretly recruit Lynch in the process. Lynch left Adobe on March 22, 2013 without a successor to the CTO position. In May 2013, Lynch joined Apple, where he led development on the Apple Watch as vice president of technology. In 2021, Lynch had reportedly been transferred to work on Apple's electric car project.