Owen Harrison

Owen Harrison is a seasoned technology leader currently serving as the Chief Information Officer (Assistant Secretary) at the Courts Service since September 2020. Prior to this role, Owen held the position of Principal Officer - Head of Systems Development and Data at the Office of the Government CIO, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from December 2014 to September 2020, where Owen led the implementation of digital, data, and shared application strategies for the Irish Government. Owen's extensive experience also includes serving as Assistant Principal Officer - Head of Systems Development, and co-founding Palamon Software Ltd, where Owen managed IT development and infrastructure projects. An adjunct lecturer at Dublin City University from 1998 to 2000, Owen has also worked as a Software Engineer at SUN Microsystems. Owen holds a PhD in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin and a BSc in Computer Science from Dublin City University.