Barry Cowan is a Director within Davies’ OST practice, specialising in operational change. He brings 20+ years of industry experience and a detailed understanding of how complex financial institutions operate.
Barry works with investment banks, financial market infrastructures and central banks. His expertise centres on helping these organisations understand, plan and deliver operational change while maintaining high standards throughout the process. Before joining Davies, he worked in operations at Credit Suisse, gaining practical experience within a major global financial institution.
Clients engage Barry when operational challenges involve multiple dependencies, competing priorities or complex delivery requirements. He uses focused workshops to uncover the root causes of issues and establish a shared understanding of the desired outcome. From there, Barry helps stakeholders examine the detail, address complexity and determine practical steps towards implementation.
His approach is thorough, dependable and focused on getting the job done well. Rather than relying on assumptions, Barry explores each relevant issue and ensures that clients receive clear, high-quality deliverables. Consequently, they gain greater confidence in both the proposed solution and the decisions supporting it.
Barry measures success through client feedback and the value delivered by each engagement. Above all, he aims to provide clients with committed support while leaving no important question unexplored.
The varied nature of consulting continues to motivate Barry. In particular, he values the opportunity to solve different problems and respond to new challenges. He stays informed through the Financial Times, LinkedIn and regulatory announcements.