Owen was appointed Chief Executive of Hertfordshire County Council in January 2019 having spent the previous three years as the council’s Director of Resources. Owen moved to local government after spending eight years in the Senior Civil Service. He spent the first 12 years of his career in professional services with PwC. Owen is committed to the health and wellbeing of all residents of Hertfordshire and looks to achieve this in many ways including partnership working; putting the right building blocks in place: stable jobs, quality housing, good education and high-quality accessible health and social care.