Anthony W. Lynch is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University. He has also taught Finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Since 2002, he has served as a Research Associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Professor Lynch received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Queensland, and his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1994.

Professor Lynch teaches Foundations of Finance and Finance Theory I. His research interests include Asset Pricing, Mutual Funds, and Portfolio Choice. Professor Lynch's papers have been widely published; he has twice been awarded the Glucksman prize for the best research paper in Finance by an NYU professor. He has served as a session chair for both the AFA and the WFA.