Dale Allen, PhD
President, DXtera Institute, USA
Dr. Dale Allen is president and co-founder of DXtera Institute, where he sets and leads strategic direction to remove digital integration barriers for postsecondary institutions.
Allen previously served as special assistant to the president for Innovation at Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), leading development of education and workforce development components of three National Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. He also served as special assistant to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education, leading policy development for college and career pathways. Formerly, he served as vice president for Community Engagement at QCC, where he oversaw the Transformation Agenda, a $20 million project funded by U.S. Department of Labor. Allen also founded and was principal director of 1421 Transformation Group.
He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Springfield College (Massachusetts) and master’s and doctorate degrees in Public Policy from University of Massachusetts Boston.