As a seasoned analytics veteran, Dr. Allen brings with him over 20 years of dual industry expertise in the financial services sector ranging from banks, payment services to insurance, and resources sector across utilities, power & energy. Before joining the Mashreq family, Dr. Allen was associated with Accenture Digital for over 5 years in India and US. During his tenure with the company, Dr. Allen held multiple senior positions as the Analytics Lead for various sectors. Prior to that, he has had stints with Barclay’s, Citigroup and American Express where he strengthened the analytical arms. 

Dr. Allen holds a Ph.D in International Economics (Foreign Exchange Market) from Central University and has been the Gold Medalist during this masters and bachelors program at Central University and Utkal University, respectively. His research on ‘Measuring expenditure needs of large Indian states’, ‘Educational expenditure of large states: A normative view’, ‘Indian stock market: A test of a semi-strong form of efficiency’ and ‘A casual test of fiscal synchronization hypothesis in India’ has been published by multiple peer reviewed journals.