ABOUT MIKE
The client whisperer to guiding leaders from ally to all-in
Mike Lynch is the founder and principal of MJL Consulting Group — a coach, facilitator, and consultant with 30+ years of experience helping executives lead with self-awareness, clarity, and genuine inclusion.
MIKE’S STORY
30+ years building inclusive leaders
Mike has over 30 years of experience across the corporate and nonprofit sectors, holding numerous HR leadership roles — including at the executive level. Before founding MJL Consulting Group, he spent 25 years at Capital One Financial Corp., where he served as Vice President of HR Business Partnering and Head of International HR, based in the U.K., where he also served as Chief Diversity Officer.
His colleagues describe him as a “client whisperer” — able to push leaders to see things differently, shift perspectives, and embrace the inevitability of change. The result is the self-awareness, clarity, and empowerment necessary to be an inclusive leader.
Today, Mike helps leaders fully embrace their role in ongoing diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging (DEIAB) conversations. What sets his work apart is his commitment to inspiring fellow white men to become active members of these conversations — guiding their evolution from allies to all-in leaders of themselves and their organizations.
CREDENTIALS
Certifications & training
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Certificate in Leadership Coaching
Eight-month program preparing leaders to be change agents through coaching in a leadership context.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Foundation to identify, develop, and support DEI initiatives that improve organizational culture and success.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Certificate in Facilitation
Cohort-based program preparing students to design and facilitate effective meetings and workshops.
SHRM
Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Credential for HR leaders driving culture, talent strategy, and integrated HR operations.
EDUCATION
James Madison University
B.B.A., Marketing
Geroge Washington University
M.A., Human Resources Development
University of West Virginia
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction
NEW BOOK + FRAMEWORK
Read From Ally to All-In
An honest, energizing roadmap for leaders who refuse to settle for symbolic allyship. Drawing on lived experience, hundreds of conversations, and decades of organizational work, Mike lays out the five stages and the mindset shifts that make inclusion real.
