Early Life
Owens was raised in North Dakota and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1962 with a bachelors degree in mathematics. On a Rhodes Scholarship, he earned bachelors and masters degrees in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University, graduating with honors. He later earned a masters degree in management from George Washington University, again graduating with honors.
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