Matthew Allen

Managing Partner at Allen + Clarke

Matthew Allen is the Managing Partner of Allen + Clarke in New Zealand, where leadership responsibilities include management, finance, business development, and capability development, in collaboration with the Managing Partner in Australia, Paul Houliston. Alongside Houliston, Matthew Allen is a majority owner of Allen + Clarke, sharing ownership with six other employees. Previous roles include Programme Manager for the New Zealand Government’s Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018, Principal Project Analyst for the Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority in 2001, and Manager of the National Drug Policy team at the Ministry of Health from 1994 to 2000. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Physiology, both earned at Victoria University of Wellington.

Location

Wellington, New Zealand

Links

Previous companies


Org chart


Teams

This person is not in any teams


Offices

This person is not in any offices


Allen + Clarke

Allen + Clarke is a consulting firm with offices in Wellington, New Zealand, and Melbourne, Australia. Our company purpose is to mobilise passionate and capable people to tackle the challenges facing society. We work with clients across New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Our clients include a range of government and non-government agencies, private sector companies and international organisations. We are innovative, creative, and like to challenge habitual ways of thinking. Our clients have confidence in our proven ability to deliver practical solutions with clarity, precision and conviction. We pride ourselves on being experts at all stages of the policy cycle - we employ evaluators, reviewers, project managers and public policy practitioners who are highly experienced in research and problem definition; design and implementation of policy, regulation and progress; and review and evaluation. We are committed to making a difference for our people, our clients and society.