Allen Thayer

Allen Thayer is a veteran of the social impact sector who has transitioned his skills and experience to supporting students in identifying and pursuing careers with impact and meaning. With a background in international economic development, Allen spent the better part of a decade working in the equitable/fair trade field. Allen was Associate Director at the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he facilitated student career growth into a wide variety of social impact avenues. Since 2017, he has worked at Portland State University’s School of Business coaching MBAs and designing and delivering career education programming. He also hosts a weekly two-hour Brazilian music radio show on Portland’s Jazz Radio KMHD 89.1 FM and DJs around town and writes about jazz, soul, funk and international music on the weeks he’s not co-parenting two neuro-divergent kids.