Phil Wynn Owen
Director General, International Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Phil Wynn Owen is Director General of the International Climate Change and Energy Efficiency group. He is responsible for encouraging the transition to a low-carbon economy, with help for those who need it most.
Phil is also Deputy Chairman and a Non-Executive Director for the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
Before joining DECC, Phil was Director General Strategy, Information and Pensions in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), responsible for Department-wide strategy and strategic policy development in Government pensions policy. He was responsible for the Government’s Public Service Agreement (PSA) combating poverty and promoting security, savings and independence for today’s and tomorrow’s older people. He was also Chair of the DWP Shared Services Board.
Phil was previously the Director responsible for the Financial Sector in the Treasury, and before that the Director of the Regulatory Impact Unit in the Cabinet Office. Previous jobs in the Treasury included Team Leader roles responsible for Tax Policy and Tax and Budget, when his work included green taxation, and Transport Teams. He was also Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary from 1991 to 1993, and Assistant Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1984 to 1986.
Phil has an MBA from London Business School, and recently completed the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at Harvard.