Dean is a partner in Oliver Wyman’s Banking and Financial Services practice in Europe and leads the firm’s Architecture and Engineering capability. He is based in London.
With 15 years of experience across technology, product, and consulting, Dean helps clients deliver complex technology-led transformations. Before joining Oliver Wyman, he was a partner at the digital product agency Draw Group, which the firm acquired in 2018.
His work focuses on three areas: transforming technology estates, launching new products and capabilities, and modernizing operating models. Dean helps financial institutions simplify complex technology landscapes, reduce risk, and create the flexibility needed to move faster.
I help colleagues and firms find ways to grow themselves so that we can make the world a better place together, one step at a time. Impact is not made overnight — it is a series of breakthrough moments
He also advises clients on building and launching new products and business capabilities, balancing ambition with practical delivery. His experience spans banking, healthcare, consumer goods, and luxury goods.
A further focus is on operating model modernization, including team design, core processes, ways of working, and technology delivery practices that improve speed, quality, and predictability.
Dean is also an experienced workshop and design-thinking facilitator. He works closely with clients to challenge established assumptions, bring diverse perspectives together, and turn strategic conversations into practical action.
Recent work includes redesigning the risk function of a major bank, leading the design and technical delivery of a patient referral system for a UK private hospital group, and advising on technology strategy, operating models, vendor selection, and due diligence for greenfield banking initiatives.