Andy Allen is a native Californian, having grown up in Southern California. After getting his degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly SLO, Andy obtained his CPA license a few years later while working for Ernst & Young out of their Los Angeles and London offices. He spent most of the next thirty years working in the hospital services industry, including founding his own company in 2011, which he operated until his retirement in 2020.
Andy moved his family to SLO in 1991 and feels blessed to have been a home school dad, the oldest of ten siblings and married forty years (and counting!) to the love of his life, Debbie. He has been active in volunteer leadership positions in several community organizations over the years, including as President of the Cal Poly Alumni Association and a member of the Cal Poly College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council. He currently serves as Treasurer for the SLO Knights of Columbus, a member of the President’s Advisory Council for Wyoming Catholic College, Founder/Director of Central Coast Pilgrims, and the Woodshop Project Leader for Edna 4H. Among his proudest achievements include twenty years of coaching youth basketball, more specifically the teams of his seven children. Andy enjoys family time, camping, woodworking, genealogy and walking on the Camino de Santiago.