Owen Lewis

Partner, Head of AI & Velocity, Head of Banking & Capital Markets, Global Lead for Banking Cost Transformation

KPMG in Ireland

Owen is a partner and the Global Lead for Cost and Value Generation in Financial Services at KPMG. With over 25 years of consulting experience—including a decade in global roles at Toyota—Owen has led major transformation programmes across banking, telecommunications, and other sectors in the UK, US, Asia-Pacific, and Ireland.

He has delivered numerous large-scale customer and cost transformation initiatives, including a global programme for a universal bank and a major engagement in Australia focused on enhancing internal service delivery within a leading financial institution.

Owen also leads KPMG’s AI transformation programme, aIQ, which is focused on embedding AI capabilities across the firm and with clients to drive innovation, efficiency, and value. He holds a Ph.D. in the application of Deep Learning in Financial Services.

  • Advisory

  • Ph.D. Artificial Intelligence

  • B.Sc. Computing Mathematics

  • Lean Enterprise Research Centre Accredited Lean Practitioner

  • Former President NSW Chapter AME (Association of Manufacturing Excellence)

  • Financial Services

  • Telco

  • Motor Industry