2019 GTE

John Lynskey
National President
Association of Government Accountants


John H. Lynskey, CGFM, CPA of AGA’s Washington DC Chapter, is the Controller and Deputy Division Director for financial management at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). His responsibilities include fiscal stewardship of NSF’s daily financial operations including budget execution and funds control; financial statements and reporting; accounting operations; and grant payments and administration. As controller of a $7 billion CFO Act agency, he leads NSF programs for internal control, improper payments, financial audit and strategic financial initiatives. He also oversees NSF’s cloud-based, FedRamp certified financial system and spearheads grantee financial outreach to NSF’s 1,700 institution customers. Under his 18 years of stewardship, NSF has achieved sustained success in obtaining “clean” audit opinions and in financial reporting excellence. Before joining NSF, Mr. Lynskey served with the U.S. Secret Service for 8 years where he developed the Secret Service's first financial statements and a budget model for protective events under the CFO and in protective operations. He was also part of the security teams for events such as political conventions, UN General Assemblies and the Olympics. Prior to his federal government service, he worked in public accounting for Deloitte and other firms. He graduated from Virginia’s James Madison University with a degree in accounting. Mr. Lynskey has been very active in AGA’s Washington DC Chapter, serving in many positions. At the national level, he served on AGA’s Finance and Budget Committee for 6 years and was a member of the Professional Certification Board and Accountability Work Group. Over the last 7 years, he has been a member of AGA’s National Executive Committee (NEC), first as AGA’s 23rd National Treasurer and then as a Senior Vice President and National President- Elect.

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