Scott Lynch

Scott Lynch is a chief operating officer at the video game developer Valve Corporation. Prior to joining Valve, Scott was Senior Vice President at Havas Interactive where he created and managed the Sierra Studios business unit publishing a number of products, including "Half-Life". During his five-year tenure at Sierra Entertainment, Scott held a number of different positions in business development, acquisitions, finance, investor relations, and product development. Before joining Sierra, Scott worked in the public accounting industry at Coopers and Lybrand where he worked in both the audit and tax departments managing a range of clients from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Scott is a graduate of the University of Washington Business School with a concentration in accounting and is a certified public accountant in the state of Washington.

In Half-Life 2, the face of the character Barney Calhoun is based on Lynch's own face.