Mark Owens

Executive summary

Mark is a Managing Director in Grant Thornton’s Business Consulting practice, with a focus on Growth, Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, Commercial Strategy, Digital Transformation and Business intelligence.

Named a “Person on the move,” Mark is a recognized leader in providing outstanding value to his clients and partners.

​​Mark pairs his MBA from the University of Washington with Honors, with practiced experience working across industries and clients of all stages of maturity. ​​His experience includes developing strategy, delivering results, and designing and deploying technology-based solutions. He brings a deep technical understanding of front and back-office technology, data strategy, and user / customer experience. He has demonstrated agility in developing strategy, driven execution plans under accelerated time frames and has a track record of successfully collaborating and working with the c-suite to plan for and deliver results successfully.​​

Prior to Grant Thornton, Mark spent 10 years in industry progressing through Sales leadership and Sales Operations roles including National Account Management responsibilities for a Fortune 100 CPG manufacturer. 

Professional qualifications and memberships

• Certified effective facilitator
• Certified in design thinking
• Certified in business development
• Certified in digital marketing

Education

• Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, emphasis in Entrepreneurship
• Masters in Business Administration from University of Washington Foster School of Business