Michael J. Lynn

Michael is owner of ARGO, LLC – an audit, risk, and governance advisory firm. He is also an adjunct professor for St. John's University and has taught Advanced IA since 2019.

Mike is very involved with The IIA, a recent member of its North American Board, past President of the NY-IIA Chapter, and current Governor, and has spent 13 years on global guidance and advocacy committees. He serves as Chair for The IIA's Political Action Committee Advisory Board covering US operations.

He has a 45-year career where he has led Internal Audit and Risk Management functions at major firms including D&B, AXA, and AIG. Mike has many years of international and multicultural experience, having two expat assignments, one in Paris (3 years) and one in London (1 year), and conducting business reviews and meetings in over 30 countries.

Mike won the Funniest Accountant in America (many years ago) at a national contest at the Comic Strip in NYC and has performed stand-up in numerous venues in the early 1990s. He daily (and throughout his career) tries to break the stereotype of the typical auditor. Mike also enjoys playing many sports, traveling, painting, and drawing… yes, auditors have creative, fun, and artistic sides too!

He has authored over a dozen published articles, guidance, and thought leadership papers on Risk and Audit topics. Michael holds a BBA/MBA from Pace University, has an advanced study certificate for executive leadership programs and ERM strategy from Wharton University, and graduated from AXA's global leadership program, which led to his global expat assignments. He is a facilitator for IIA training and has been a speaker at numerous professional conferences and a keynote speaker on the topic of "using humor in business."