Lynda Weinman

Cofounder and Executive Chair

Lynda Weinman is cofounder and executive chair of lynda.com, one of the pioneering companies in online education. lynda.com teaches anyone software, creative, and business skills through a comprehensive library of instructional videos produced in-house and taught by recognized industry experts.

Lynda is a self-taught computer expert, author, educator, and entrepreneur. A web graphics and design veteran and author of dozens of best-selling books, Lynda wrote the very first industry book on web design, <designing web graphics>, in 1995.

Before launching lynda.com, she was a faculty member at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and worked as an animator and motion graphics director in the special effects film industry. Lynda has also been a consultant and conducted workshops for Adobe, Microsoft, Hallmark, and Disney.

Lynda, along with her husband and cofounder, Bruce Heavin, evolved lynda.com from its original concept as a free web resource for her students, to the site for her books on web design, to a registration hub for physical classrooms and conferences, to an award-winning online learning company with over one million members.