Craig M. Allen, PhD is a retired financial professional, professor of finance, surfer and long-time believer in religion. As a serial entrepreneur he started up numerous companies in finance and technology, completing many billions of dollars in financial transactions with his small companies. He earned the rank of professor at Brigham Young University - Hawaii, where he also spent a great deal of time surfing Hawaii's North Shore. He has served multiple missions and in multiple capacities for his church in the U.S., in England, in Peru and in Chile.
He married his childhood sweetheart with whom he had six delightful children. He has 21 grandchildren and is just beginning his career as a great grandfather.