Sir Geoffrey Owen (born 16 April 1934)[2] is a British journalist, academic and author.

[3] He is also a visiting professor in practice in the Department of Management, London School of Economics.

[6] He served in the Royal Air Force for two years as part of the national service.

Between 1968 and 1973, he left journalism, serving first as an executive in the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation and then as personnel director in the overseas division of British Leyland Motor Corporation.

[7] He was a non-executive director of Laird Group plc from 2001 to the end of 2006.