A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he studied economics and entrepreneurship, Evan Allen’s career has been defined by his ability to rapidly accelerate team performance and deliver high-impact outcomes across a range of business environments. With a deeply analytical background, he’s been integral to the founding and scaling of five companies or products, including Deloitte’s CentralSight, LazerEdge, RateSage, the 9point8 Collective, and LaunchIQ.

Before co-founding 9point8, Evan served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Cogo Labs, where he founded, staffed, and led a fintech venture—RateSage—that set a studio record for the fastest transition from investment procurement to commercial launch: achieved in just nine weeks. Prior to that, while at Deloitte, he played a pivotal role in the creation and scaling of an AI-powered Supply Chain Risk Management product, CentralSight, within the firm’s government consulting practice.

Currently residing in Charlotte, NC, Evan serves as a strategic advisor for Heimdall, a no-code machine learning platform. A former Division-I lacrosse player, he remains deeply engaged in sports as a skier, golfer, and runner.