Meet Kim

As the client service officer for our National Agencies account, Kim Lynch is the senior leader for Booz Allen’s U.S. Government classified clients, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency businesses. Her diverse team provides clients with expertise in innovation technology, data science, cybersecurity, engineering, organizational change management, and core intelligence missions.  

Kim has more than 20 years of experience in domestic and international security issues. She is passionate about client service and has spent most of her career building new programs for the intelligence community (IC), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Highlights include supporting the DOD Federal Voting Assistance Program’s internet voting pilot for overseas military voters in the 2000 election, supporting the National Communications System clients to reconstitute Wall Street communications after 9/11, working to stand up DHS and establish our client’s role and authorities in the IC, and leading National Agencies support to clients on critical missions that impact national security.

Kim has served on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Center of metropolitan Washington, DC, and was selected as a member of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen summit. She represents Booz Allen on the Potomac Officers Club 4x24 Intelligence Leadership group. 

Kim has a B.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in international affairs from George Washington University.

How have you grown your career? I started in the Department of Defense technology functional area. Then I helped stand up the Department of Homeland Security. It was exciting. It was a challenging time because they were creating a whole new department. Now I’m able to take the skills I learned and lead our classified intelligence businesses.

How important is attracting talent into your growing field? We’re looking for people who understand client missions and have differentiated skills in data science or technology. We look at quality and skills in the workforce, not just more people.

Why did you choose Booz Allen? I love the ability to have different jobs within the organization. I’ve had a new position every 2 or 3 years. I don’t have to relearn the entire process like a new job, but I have new challenges and fresh perspectives each time.

What are the biggest challenges your clients are grappling with? Right now, our clients are migrating to the classified cloud and learning how to manage and integrate this into their businesses. In addition to the technology, this is where we can really support them with policy and user adoption challenges. We help them migrate and understand the impact of that.

What’s some good business advice you’ve received? Always be open to opportunities. It might not be what you expect or where you pictured yourself, but new challenges will benefit you. Every opportunity is a new skillset or understanding of a client’s needs.