Owen Priestley

I focus on delivering meaningful lasting change for businesses. I lead the US Insurance Business and Chicago region for Capco. I've had a fantastic and fascinating career so far working on many impactful engagements. I joined the firm at entry level and made partner within 10 years - a testament to Capco's empowering, entrepreneurial and challenging culture. I have executed several leadership roles for Capco including opening a new business in Sao Paulo and expanding the firm into Digital. I was recognized by Consulting Magazine as a rising star in the industry. I pride myself on building high performance teams. I have two degrees in Economics, Management and Strategy from the London School of Economics and University College Dublin Successful projects I have worked on: - Leading the expansion of the Digital business line in the UK market - Establishing a Management Consulting firm office in Brazil - Launching a new mobile-first bank build in Brazil - Building a scalable Digital capability in India and expanding the capability in Asia - Establishing the US Digital and Innovation Consulting business - Writing consumer and small / medium business acquisition Digital Strategies - Launching a new people driven change management outsourcing method - Reviewing Risk and Strategy of Complex Organizational Accounts and Adviser Controlled Funds - Creating 3-5 year strategy for publicly traded Financial Services product company - Creating a Collateral Management optimization strategy - Managing the Post Merger Integration of two Investment banks Selection of additional community and people efforts: - "Inferno Kid" - Multi-media performance on social marginalization, Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Capco Connect - Fintech engagement model launched across 13 cities - Founder - Immersive innovation learning festival - Founder - Entrepreneurial train journey to build India through enterprise - Mentor - Next Money Fintech Competition - India organizer