Mark S. Allen
President & CEO
International Foodservice Distributors Association
Mark Allen is President & CEO of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA), a McLean, Virginia based trade organization representing the $300 billion foodservice distribution industry. Allen oversees IFDA’s day-to-day operations, including all initiatives in education, research and government relations. He also serves on IFDA’s Board of Directors, which is composed of the presidents and CEOs of 21 major foodservice distribution companies.
Prior to his current role, Allen was Senior Vice President, Industry Relations for IFDA and was responsible for managing the daily activities of the association’s research and education efforts.
Prior to joining IFDA in 1999, Allen served as the Director of Industry Affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), an organization representing the food, beverage and consumer products industry. In his role with GMA, he was responsible for leading sales, marketing, foodservice and supply chain efficiency efforts.
Before joining GMA in 1995, Allen was a management consultant with West-Hudson & Company, a health care services management consulting firm. He joined American Home Products in 1989 as a territory manager where he had direct sales responsibility for the mid-Atlantic region.
Allen holds a B.S. in Marketing and Economics from the State University of New York - Oswego and a M.B.A. from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Allen resides in Leesburg, Virginia with his wife and three sons.