James D. Allen

James D. Allen is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Forestar. Mr. Allen joined Forestar in March 2020 with over 35 years of operating and financial experience, most recently serving as a Senior Operating Partner at Palm Beach Capital where he was responsible for operational oversight and executive and financial support of the firm’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Palm Beach Capital, he served as CFO of Hollander Sleep Products and held a variety of executive roles at both private and public companies, including Operating Vice President and Group CFO at Sun Capital Partners, Chief Administrative Officer at Mattress Firm Inc. and a variety of C-Suite roles at Tandycrafts Inc. after spending 10 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he began his career. Mr. Allen graduated from Evangel University with a BBA in Accounting and Management.