General John Allen
InvestorGeneral, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.) at AIF
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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General John Allen is a Strategic Advisor at Microsoft with over four decades of public service. His military and diplomatic career includes command of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, as well as service as Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. He previously engaged in Middle East peace efforts and counterterrorism operations in Al Anbar.
Experience
- MicrosoftStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
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Leadership17Strategy19Project Management12
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Colleagues at AIF
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Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners at AIF
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Christopher Male
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIF
Frequently asked questions
- Who is General John Allen?
- General John Allen is a Strategic Advisor at Microsoft with over four decades of public service. His military and diplomatic career includes command of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, as well as service as Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. He previously engaged in Middle East peace efforts and counterterrorism operations in Al Anbar.
- Where does General John Allen work?
- General John Allen is General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.) at AIF.
- Where did General John Allen go to school?
- General John Allen studied at Georgetown University (MA National Security Studies); National Intelligence University (MS Strategic Intelligence); National War College (MS National Security Strategy).
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Also attended National Intelligence University5
Also attended National War College10
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Also attended United States Naval Academy158
Chad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechDouglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean InvestmentsTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJuliane GallinaPartner at Lavrock VenturesMike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOsJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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