Mr. Allen, who serves on the Wilshire Private Markets Management Committee, manages the Wilshire Private Markets European Team and is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of buyout and venture capital investments in Europe. Additionally, Mr. Allen is a member of the Wilshire Private Markets Investment Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Wilshire Associates. He has 20 years of global investment experience.

Mr. Allen serves on the advisory board of partnerships managed by Alpha, Private Equity Partners, Procuritas Capital, Quadriga Capital, Carmel Ventures and Odin Equity.

Mr. Allen received his BBA from Pacific Lutheran University, his MBA from the University of Chicago and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.