Owen joined RAFT to provide communications and fundraising support. Owen is a professional marketer who, following a career in the corporate sector works with firms such as Marks & Spencer and Nissan. He established a successful consultancy working with a variety of  clients, including the third sector.

In the past ten years he has dedicated more time to working with charities and promoting the benefits of social responsibility. He has held trustee roles with South Bucks Counselling and was a non-executive director of social enterprise Empower to Cook