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Former USPTO CIO Owens lands at CGI

Owens will take over as vice president of the solutions development group within CGI Federal's emerging technology practice.
John Owens (FedScoop)

John Owens, who recently retired from federal service as the CIO of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has joined CGI.

Owens will take over as vice president of the solutions development group within CGI Federal’s emerging technology practice. The group is responsible for the contractor’s intellectual property business.

“I am excited to join such a well-regarded, high-end IT services and solutions provider and looking forward to leveraging my USTPO experience to develop cutting-edge solutions for CGI’s federal client base,” Owens said in a statement.

Prior to leaving USPTO, he spoke with FedScoop about his work modernizing the office’s legacy systems, sharing the lessons he learned over his nearly decade-long tenure as CIO.

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“We do [have failures],” Owens said. “But we learn from them.”

“Any CIO who tells you that they don’t have a failed project is probably not challenging themselves,” he said.

Billy Mitchell

Written by Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Scoop News Group's editorial brands. He oversees operations, strategy and growth of SNG's award-winning tech publications, FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. After earning his degree at Virginia Tech and winning the school's Excellence in Print Journalism award, Billy received his master's degree from New York University in magazine writing.

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