- Source of Wealth: Software
- Age: 54
- Birth Place: Carrick-on-Suir, Republic of Ireland
- Marital Status: Single
- Full Name: Michael Richard Lynch
- Nationality: Irish
- Date of Birth: 16 June 1965
- Ethnicity: Irish
- Occupation: Entrepreneur – co-founder of Autonomy Corporation and founder of Invoke Capital
- Education: University of Cambridge
Autonomy, the Cambridge software house, has seen its share price recover after a profit warning last year. Lynch, 45, a Cambridge graduate and maths genius, has a £312m stake. He was born in Co Tipperary but grew up in London. Additional assets include a £28m stake in Blinkz, another quoted software firm, and a farm company. He currently has a net worth of $1 billion.