Allan founded and ran (as CEO) MSI Consulting Group, a 100-person sales and marketing strategy firm focused on the high-tech industry, where he was a leading sales and marketing strategist and visionary. At MSI, Allan consulted to executives at firms such as Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, AT&T, and HP, and was a columnist for a leading technology publication and keynote speaker at industry conferences.

Before founding MSI, Allan was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Allan also founded and self-funded a WiFi public internet access company. When he sold the company to TIO Networks Inc (TNCGF), he joined that public company's Board of Directors. Allan received his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business, where he was honored as a Baker Scholar. Allan is also a CPA and serves on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards. He enjoys spending time with his family and playing the saxophone.