BOOZ | ALLEN | HAMILTON

Admiral Thad Allen (United States Coast Guard, Retired) is a Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, and provides thought leadership and client engagement for the Justice and Homeland Security business and also contributes to other initiatives in energy, defense and international markets. He retired from the United States Coast Guard after serving as the 23rd Commandant in June 2010. Prior senior leadership assignments included Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard, Atlantic Area Commander, Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District (Southeast US and Caribbean Region), and Coast Guard Director of Resources.

In 2005 Allen was selected by President George W. Bush to lead the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as the Principal Federal Official. In 2010 he was selected by President Obama to lead the response to the oil spill as the National Incident Commander.

In 39 years of service in the Coast Guard Allen served in wide variety of operational assignments including commands at sea and ashore. He is a 1971 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy (BS in Management) and earned Masters Degrees at The George Washington University (Public Administration) and MIT Sloan School of Management (Management Science).

Allen is a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves as a Director with the Coast Guard Foundation and the Partnership for Public Service. From 2010 to 2011 he served as a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation.

A native of Tucson, Arizona, Allen now resides in Vienna, VA with his wife Pam. They have three grown children, Amanda, Meghan, and Lucas.