A fourth-generation Kenya whose family came to Kenya in 1896, Allan holds a Masters Degree in Human Sciences from Oxford University.

A Partner and Director of Ker & Downey Safaris since 1980, he is also a member of several other environment and conservation boards in addition to KWT, including the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Kenya Tourism Federation.  He is also a former Board member of the Kenya Wildlife Service.  Allan’s key conservation goal is the creation of an independent national association of Wildlife Conservancies that will include community and private landowners, the appropriate government institutions, the private sector, and relevant NGOs.