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Allen Chan

Managing Director

Board of Directors, Managing Directors
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As a seasoned Managing Director specializing in leadership advisory services for Diversified Search Group, Allen Chan brings over 30 years of distinguished leadership experience, providing invaluable insights and strategic guidance across diverse industries. His expertise spans management consulting, higher education, technology, staffing, investment management, telecommunications, and leadership development.

Allen’s extensive experience offers clients a well-rounded perspective of diverse industries, versatility, and a nuanced understanding of the dynamic leadership landscape.

He offers strategic counsel to optimize organizational efficiency, advancement, and excellence. Allen’s adept leadership and role as a trusted advisor aid clients in navigating dynamic landscapes and fostering innovation. His prowess in leadership development helps to shape and cultivate high-impact leaders across sectors, ensuring sustained success and growth for organizations.

Allen has worked in a range of entrepreneurial, educational, corporate and consulting organizations, including Booz, Allen & Hamilton, where he conducted and led studies for large corporations in strategy, operations and business process re-design; Resource Mosaic, an Atlanta-based consulting, talent identification and staffing firm he co-founded in 2006; and the University of Notre Dame-based Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program, where he served as executive director.

For over eight years, Allen led the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, an undergraduate leadership development program jointly run at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. Under his leadership, the program established itself as one of the preeminent undergraduate leadership programs in the U.S.

He has previously served on the boards of several Atlanta-based organizations, including the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Families First, and Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta.

Education

MBA
Stanford University

BS, Engineering
Texas A&M University