Scott Lynch

Developer BIO

Scott Lynch holds the position of Chief Operating Officer for Valve in 2003.

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 5-year tenure at Sierra, 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.

Websites

• Interview with Scott Lynch -- Just Adventure's Andy Bellatti questions Scott just after Ken Williams' departure from Sierra.

Games Credited

Defense Grid: The Awakening (2008), Hidden Path Entertainment, Inc.
Left 4 Dead (2008), Valve Corporation
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007), Buka Entertainment
The Orange Box (2007), Valve Corporation
Portal (2007), Buka Entertainment
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (2006), Ubisoft, Inc.
Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006), Valve Corporation
Act of War: Direct Action (2005), Atari, Inc.
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (2005), Atari, Inc.
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard (2005), Atari, Inc.
Indigo Prophecy (2005), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Retro Atari Classics (2005), Atari, Inc.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! (2005), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Atari: 80 Classic Games in One (2004), Atari, Inc.
Axis & Allies (2004), Atari, Inc.
Backyard Skateboarding (2004), Atari, Inc.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (2004), Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Counter-Strike: Source (2004), Valve Corporation
Deer Hunter 2005 (2004), Atari, Inc.
Driv3r (2004), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Duel Masters Limited Edition (2004), Atari, Inc.
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (2004), Atari, Inc.
Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004), Atari, Inc.
Half-Life 2 (2004), Valve Corporation
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (2004), Atari do Brasil Ltda.
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury (2004), Atari, Inc.
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004), Atari, Inc.
Terminator 3: The Redemption (2004), Atari, Inc.
Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (2004), Atari, Inc.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Yu Yu Hakusho Tournament Tactics (2004), Atari, Inc.
Homeworld 2 (2003), Sierra Entertainment, Inc., Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
Half-Life (2001), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Half-Life: Blue Shift (2001), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Throne of Darkness (2001), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Gunman Chronicles (2000), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Half-Life: Counter-Strike (2000), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Half-Life (Platinum) (2000), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Homeworld: Cataclysm (2000), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Homeworld (Game of the Year Edition) (2000), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Half-Life (Game of the Year Edition) (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Homeworld (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Half-Life (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Betrayal in Antara (1997), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
The Realm (1997), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls (1997), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (1996), Sierra On-Line, Inc.