Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen currently serves as an Investor at CCL and Group CISO at IQUW, focusing on risk reduction through data. In addition to these roles, Stephen contributes to the Customer Advisory Board at XM Cyber and is an Executive Member of the CyberEdBoard Community, which connects CISOs and senior security professionals. Previous positions include Strategic Advisor at ESPROFILER, Customer Advisory Board member at ForgeRock and Mimecast, and Group Chief Information Security Officer at esure Group. Moreover, Stephen held contract roles as Interim CISO at Bourne Leisure Group Limited and Data Protection Officer at Camelot, while also advising CISOs. Educational credentials include a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) and multiple certifications in information security, risk management, and cloud security from prominent institutions. Stephen earned a BSc in Software Engineering from Oxford Brookes University.