Meet Our Team

Sean Allen serves as President of MDA Leadership where he ensures we lead the way in human-centric, science-informed talent solutions for our clients and their leaders. In this role, Sean sets strategic direction, inspires a high-performance culture, and ensures operational excellence and financial success. With nearly 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 executives and global organizations, Sean is recognized for delivering transformative strategies that align leadership capability with business objectives, resulting in measurable growth and competitive advantage.

His expertise includes CEO and Board advisory, executive leadership, and enterprise talent solutions, spanning succession, assessment, and leadership development initiatives. Sean champions innovation, fosters client relationships, and positions the firm as a thought leader in the marketplace. In addition, he has led and delivered consulting solutions across the globe, including Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States.

Expertise

• 30 years of experience spanning leadership, consultant, coaching and sales roles for public and private organizations (primarily focused on Fortune 500 organizations).
• Well-versed in leading complex, global and large-scale consulting engagements, while managing cross-functional project execution teams, to deliver exceptional results.
• Managed and developed assessment business in targeted geographies, providing strategic direction at the executive level to achieve company-wide growth objectives, increased market share, and greater profitability.
• Led research, statistical analysis, coaching and assessment design functions.
• Leveraged expertise to support clients in varied industries (manufacturing, private equity, construction, financial services, retail, banking, insurance, real estate, utilities, technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and non-profit).
• Considerable executive coaching experience with C-suite executives, senor leaders, and high-potential talent.

Impact

• Led global consulting initiatives delivering double-digit revenue growth for Fortune 500 clients.
• Designed and implemented executive assessment programs reducing turnover by up to 40%.
• Championed innovation in leadership consulting, launching new methodologies adopted across industries.
• Served as trusted advisor to Boards and CEOs on governance and succession planning.

Credentials

• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Clinical Psychology (National Science Foundation Fellow), Indiana University
• M.S., Finance (Beta Gamma Sigma), Indiana University
• M.B.A., Business Administration, Indiana University
• B.A., Psychology, California State University, Northridge
• Qualified to administer and interpret various assessment instruments including Hogan Assessments, MBTI, HBDI, Watson-Glaser, Occupational Personality Questionnaire
• Member of American Psychological Association, Black Board of Directors Project, Society for Human Resource Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Sean is an avid golfer, where he frequently tests his skills in tournaments. Sean is also an animal lover, where he has volunteered his time to help exotic animals…even lions and tigers! Over the years, he has also enjoyed competing with his family dogs in conformation shows and working rings.