Owens takes over as CEO of NYSTEC

ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) announced Wednesday that its board of directors recently selected Kevin Owens as the company’s new CEO.

Owens began serving as the company’s president on Jan. 3 of this year and then became CEO, effective April 1. He succeeds Mike Walsh, who retired after seven years as president and CEO.

Owens has more than 20 years’ experience in program development and business strategy, and he is “highly regarded as an expert” in transformational initiatives, NYSTEC contends.

He joined NYSTEC in 2010 as a health information technology (IT) consultant and rapidly advanced — first as a systems transformation leader, then as one of NYSTEC’s executive directors.

As CEO, he will focus on further developing the company’s internal capacity and services while continuing to foster NYSTEC’s client relationships across government at the local, state, and federal levels.

“Throughout his career at NYSTEC, [Owens] has been instrumental in the development and expansion of NYSTEC’s various initiatives,” Bill Pirillo, chair of the NYSTEC board, said. “He is a visionary leader who embraces NYSTEC’s core values of people, teamwork, excellence, integrity, community, and innovation. And he successfully balances multiple priorities while delivering exceptional value.”

About NYSTEC

NYSTEC is an independent, nonprofit technology-consulting company headquartered in Rome with offices in Albany and New York City.

Incorporated in 1996 to facilitate the transfer of technology, innovation, and expertise between the public and private sectors in support of economic development, NYSTEC functions as an advisor to government agencies, institutions, and businesses. It helps with strategic planning, technology acquisitions and implementations, and data optimization across industries.

NYSTEC helps support the Central and Upstate New York innovation system through its startup accelerator, IgniteU NY, per its release.