William Allen is the founder and executive managing director of Global Markets Consultants, Ltd., with offices in California, New York, Ireland, and other locations worldwide, providing consulting and executive education in the areas of corporate finance, capital markets, and derivatives.  He is widely recognized as a leader in the global financial arena, working for most large financial institutions and many large corporates and investors in major markets around the world.  He has published over 30 articles, notes, and books on various finance, capital markets, derivatives, and other finance topics. 

Before consulting, Mr Allen worked with J.P. Morgan in various capital markets, corporate finance, and securities and derivatives marketing, trading & arbitrage activities in London and New York.  He was a principal in a boutique corporate finance firm doing M&A valuation in specialized industries. He worked as a portfolio manager and then Chief Investment officer of a university endowment. Mr Allen is a private advisor to a hedge fund manager for market-neutral and derivatives strategies and he actively trades his proprietary portfolio of securities and derivatives in order to test and refine new strategies.

Mr. Allen pursued MBA and Doctoral studies in capital markets at the Harvard Business School and was involved in various research and teaching roles in academia.  He received the Elijah Watts Sells Award and the John S. Glenn Gold Medal for outstanding performance on the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination while with Ernst & Young.  Mr Allen was awarded the Robert Beyer Bronze Medal for outstanding performance on the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) examination.  And he earned the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

 Email William at allen@globemarkets.com

Hear what previous interns say: 

“Mr Allen has enormous practical experience that pulled together what I learned in classes.”
John S, from NYU
Now a derivatives trader in NY

 “Professor Allen has contacts throughout the industry and took the time to help me plan my interviewing.”
Michael C, from Dartmouth
Now an investment banker in NY

 “… everything was practical and current so that I could put it to work in my job immediately.”
Joanne B, from Darden School Now in securities sales in London

 “It is very clear William understands the entry-level programs for many companies because I was well prepared for these modules.”
Sally B, from MIT
Now in proprietary trading in NY

“I was able to get a time- efficient & fun education on markets and fi- nance–as well as a letter of recom- mendation – without extra courses.”
James G, from Univ of Chicago
Now a CPA in Chicago 

“The internship really helped me win my job and to get comfortable with difficult early finance projects.”
Maria T, from Columbia Univ
Now an assistant corporate treasurer