Kevin Allan is Chief Executive Officer at Changing Our World, a leading social impact consultancy providing fundraising and organizational development counsel to nonprofits, and supporting companies in designing and implementing strategic programs that deliver social impact while driving business objectives.

Kevin assumed his current role in 2023, one year after his return to the firm, where he had previously spent a decade establishing its West Coast presence and leading the global health and development practice. Kevin has counseled CEOs and fundraising leaders, led studies, campaigns and strategic planning efforts, and supported board development and engagement for a diverse range of clients including The Global Fund, UNICEF and several of its national committees, California State Parks, the U.S. Green Building Council, Texas Children’s Hospital, the National 4H Council, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

As a practitioner, Kevin has headed and developed vibrant fundraising programs at organizations diverse as those he has counseled, including The Culinary Institute of America, Children’s Aid, and Americares, where he overall all private supporting, including more than $575 million in annual product donations from pharmaceutical and medical supply manufacturers.

A San Francisco native, Kevin holds an M.S. in Nonprofit Management from The New School and later taught in the program. Prior to his first tenure at Changing Our World, he was the Development Director at a community foundation, supported the charitable activities of a family office, and worked with Project Concern International in India – an experience that ignited his passion for helping organizations do more for vulnerable populations.

Kevin serves as the Chair of Dutchess Tourism, Dutchess County’s official destination marketing organization, and is an avid, if amateur, cook and gardener.