Allen is an advisory board member with FA Capital. Allen is a licensed attorney but provides no legal services to FA Capital. Allen has over ten years of experience in the financial and risk management industries at some of the world’s largest banks.

As a senior risk analyst at Citigroup’s affluent and high net worth channel, Allen worked on single residential mortgage loans up to $30 million in value. Additionally, he has performed sophisticated analysis and used investigative tools to audit financial statements and brokerage accounts to identify any suspicious fraudulent behavior, including money laundering and misrepresented business activity.

Allen is also the founding partner and the managing director at Abdallah & Amin Consulting Group (AACG), a business consulting firm where he has worked on corporate entity formation and restructuring. Mr. Amin also has experience in establishing business development forecasts using current market data as well as evaluating the impact of financial initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and sellouts on corporate equity and structure.

Allen has given several general presentations about managing financial risks in Thailand and Turkey and is well versed in the Islamic finance structure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Education

Western Michigan Cooley Law School, Lansing MI: Juris Doctor

Wayne State University, Dearborn MI: Bachelor of Science in Accounting

American University of Beirut: Associate certificate in Financial Management

Memberships: American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, and Lebanese chamber of commerce.

Languages: English & Arabic