Allen is the Founder and President of ***** Management Consulting LLC, a boutique consulting firm specializing in Information Security, Information Assurance and Operational Risk Management, Governance and Compliance; Crisis Management, IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Managament. Prior to founding ***** Management Consulting, Allen has held several senior level leadership and management positions, including Information Security Officer for a global stock exchange. Consulting services provided for Information Security program and policy development, IS/IT system auditing, training and education, project and program management. Allen earned several Exceptional Performance Awards throughout his career in the US Air Force and in the commercial sector. Allen holds Bachelors degree in Business Management from Teikyo Post University, and has lectured at universities and conferences world-wide on Information Risk Management, Business Continuity and Information Privacy.