Since 2009, Allen is the Director of Business Applications for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. He has helped to customize, install, enhance and drive the adoption of Blackbaud’s CRM and BBIS across many of the interested Jewish Federations of North America. Allen heads up the JFNA-Blackbaud technical user’s group and is on the general user’s group steering committee.

Prior to the Federation, Allen worked in a variety of industries at companies such as Harley Davidson, Matrix Essentials, Arthur Anderson, and Bristol Myers Squibb. He started a web hosting company, was a manager at a consulting firm, and created innovative digital asset management software that was purchased by many top corporations in the Cleveland area. Earlier in his career he designed manufacturing facilities and distribution centers for companies such as General Motors, and American Greetings. Allen’s degree is in Industrial and Systems Engineering, from The Ohio State University.