
Regional & Community Outreach
Biography
Des Allen is an Assistant Vice President in the Regional and Community Outreach department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She is responsible for managing strategic engagements to support economic opportunity for low-and-moderate-income households in New England.
Prior to joining the Boston Fed, Des worked for Dalberg Advisors, an international strategy consulting firm where she informed strategies for multi-national corporations, global foundations, multi-lateral development finance institutions, and national governments. Prior to Dalberg, she worked with the International Finance Corporation supporting investment climates in conflict affected countries. Her experience spans agriculture, health, digital economy, private equity, and enterprise development focused primarily on economic growth in Africa, where she lived in Johannesburg and Dakar. She has also worked in Central Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific.
Des holds a BA from Stanford University and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Work Experience
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Director of Strategy, Present
HomeStart Inc., Chief Development Officer, 2019
Dalberg 3D, Co-Founder and Senior Manager, 2015 – 2018
Dalberg Advisors, Senior Consultant, 2010 – 2015
International Finance Corporation, Consultant, 2008 – 2010
Nathan Associates Inc., Associate, 2007 – 2008
Advisor, 2006 – 2007
- Office of the President, Rwanda
- Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates
- Office of the President, Liberia