Kevin Allen

Kevin D. Allen serves as a senior vice president of The Washington Group. Mr. Allen is primarily responsible for international trade and investment issues, including matters involving telecommunications, information technologies and Internet-related business. Mr. Allen works extensively with companies and economic organizations in the Asia/Pacific region and represents various Asian interests in the United States. Prior to joining The Washington Group, Mr. Allen served as International Advisor to the law firm of Raffaelli, Spees, Springer & Smith, where he focused on trade issues before the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. Mr. Allen was also Vice President of Capital Management International, Inc. (CMI), an international trade and management-consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. At CMI, he assisted American companies in the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships in the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong. In 1993, Mr. Allen represented the U.S. Government as Executive Director of the American Section at the Korea (Taejon) International Exposition. In this capacity, Mr. Allen coordinated the activities of the U.S. Government and U.S. private industry at the largest-ever international trade and investment exposition. He was also responsible for facilitating all official relations between the U.S. and Korean Governments and with international delegations from more than 120 participating nations. From 1991-1993, Mr. Allen served in the Bush Administration as a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. In this position, he was responsible for assisting in the general operations of the agency, as well as the policy coordination of all trade-related legislation, congressional testimony and speeches for the International Trade Administration. Prior to government service, Mr. Allen worked in Seoul, Korea, for AEA International, Inc., an international consulting firm. Mr. Allen has been active in the political arena for many years, including work as Staff Assistant to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1984-85) and a member of the International Visitors Program staff for the 1984 and 1988 Republican National Conventions. Mr. Allen has a B.A. in Economics from The George Washington University and a M.A. in International Trade and Investment from George Mason University.