Allen Zeman

Allen R. Zeman is the President and Founder of the Center for Human Capital Innovation (CHCI). He formed CHCI after a 20-year, SES-level government career where he served in various Pentagon assignments and in multiple deployed assignments. For the Chief of Naval Operations, Allen was the Director of Naval Training and Education (N7), responsible for the plans, policies, budgets and directives for all military and civilian development, leading the world's largest professional development organization.

Prior to that, he worked for the Secretary of the Navy as the Director of Manpower and Training where he laid the foundation for the Navy's Revolution in Training, a systematic innovation in training design and delivery that led the Navy to new e-learning approaches, greater accountability and significant improvements in effectiveness and efficiency. In his Director role, he strengthened the tie between the providers and customers of Navy training, pioneered e-learning programs and established a complete set of Navy career maps. Prior to these assignments, he deployed for four with various Navy commands in the Pacific Fleet and for four months with the Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of operations in the former Yugoslavian Republic.

Allen's last government assignment was as the Chief Economist for the Iraqi reconstruction effort in Baghdad from 2004 – 2005. There he led the Embassy's Office of Strategic Analyses (OSA) responsible for the Cabinet and congressional communication about the reconstruction and development of Iraq. OSA reported directly to the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and determined resource allocations for the Iraqi National Budget and the Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund, the $24 billion fund established for the post-invasion reconstruction efforts in Iraq. Allen also served as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. After his assignment to Iraq, he left government service but continued to work in the international development field as the Vice President of an international development firm supporting USAID.

Allen is also an associate at The Spectrum Group in Alexandria, Virginia working with numerous clients in the training, manpower, medical, and operations research fields.

Allen's Ph. D., M.S. and B.S. are in Economics and Business from Florida State University. There he was a member of the faculty and a frequent lecturer for the Center for Professional Development. Allen became an ICF-certified Executive Coach in 2011. His current areas of expertise: Human Capital Management, Government Systems, Learning, Labor Markets, Economics, International Development, Lean Six Sigma, Defense, and operations research.

Contact Information
Phone: 571-970-4249 or 4250
E-mail: allenzeman@centerforhci.org