Allen is one of the three partners on VenGrowth’s Operating Committee, which oversees the firm’s day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. He is one of the original four founders of the company’s retail funds.

Allen has been at VenGrowth for more than 18 years. He has actively assisted investees with funding requirements and provided guidance to VenGrowth's portfolio of venture-backed companies at key stages of their growth and strategic development. Many of the companies that Allen has overseen have been exited through successful acquisitions.

Allen has served as a member of the board of directors of many past and present VenGrowth investee companies. He has been involved with all facets of development, including multiple acquisitions, key management placements, strategic partnering, and expense management initiatives.

Before joining VenGrowth, Allen was with the merchant banking arm of a Canadian Schedule I bank. Allen served as a member of the Canadian venture capital community and was a former Director of the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA), past Co-Chair of the Statistics, Reporting and Valuation Committee and was a member of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada's Fair Valuing Working Group, focusing on the valuation of private companies.

Allen is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm. Honours) degree.