Dave Allan

Professional experience

  • Unilever Marketing roles including launch of Dove in Europe.

  • Founded What If a global innovation consultancy working with circa 50% of Fortune 500 companies.

  • Ultimately sold the business to Accenture.

  • Currently run an investment portfolio with a focus on businesses solving social issues.

Expertise

  • Building disruptive growth and innovation strategies with major global corporations in multiple sectors.

  • Built award winning innovation transformation programmes which have engaged over 1,000,000 people.

  • Delivery of innovation products and propositions that created multi billion dollar businesses.

  • Facilitation of board agenda setting workshops with Fortune 500 companies.

Major achievements

  • What if helped create over $100billion dollars of value for it’s clients.

  • The company was twice voted best place to work in the UK by the FT.

  • What if innovation transformation programmes won multiple awards both in the UK and US.

  • Co-authored books How to start a Creative revolution at work and Sticky Wisdom which sold over 100,000 copies.