Jake Lynch (born 1965) is a journalist, academic and writer, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research. He is an academic with the University of Sydney, although for 2020 he is on secondment as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, UK.

Lynch worked as a journalist for two decades, including work with The Independent, the Sky News and with BBC News. Latterly, he has worked in academia, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sydney University. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, and later Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the university. Lynch has also previously served as Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association, and has held visiting fellowships with the universities of Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg.

Lynch has received numerous awards, most recently the Luxembourg Peace Prize for his work in peace journalism.

Lynch has been active in human rights campaigns, in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and in campaigns for Palestinian rights.