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DAVID ALLEN

Senior Vice President, Private Equity Practice

David is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in highly engineered product businesses, spanning commercial functions, general management, and executive leadership at the group level. His career began as an Army Officer and management consultant, where he developed a strategic mindset and operational discipline that would later define his approach to business transformation.


Transitioning into manufacturing, David built a track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and Lean transformations as a product manager, sales and marketing executive, and business portfolio leader. His leadership spans global markets, with hands-on experience leading teams in China, the UK, and the U.S. Over the past 25+ years, he has led and facilitated numerous kaizen events, including leveraging Lean Focus as a key partner in his corporate transformation efforts.

David honed his Lean process improvement expertise at Danaher, where he held executive roles across the Product Identification platform and Danaher Sensors & Controls. His ability to apply Lean principles to commercial and operational strategy has driven sustained impact across multiple industries.

He holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Economics and History from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.

David leads our Private Equity Practice where we know that most Private equity firms don’t struggle with strategy—they struggle with execution at speed.

Underwriting assumptions and actual results diverge when portfolio companies lack the operating discipline and systems to execute — leaving value creation dependent on heroic effort and short-term fixes that don’t compound. The Private Equity Practice closes this gap by embedding real operating capability, helping PE firms build repeatable systems that stabilize execution and make value creation durable through ownership transitions..


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David Allen’s Industry Experience

FOOD

BEVERAGE

METROLOGY

OIL & GAS

YELLOW GOODS

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

SENSORS & CONTROLS

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

INDUSTRIAL FILTRATION

DISCRETE ASSEMBLY

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

ELECTRONICS

AEROSPACE

& MORE