Zachary Allen

Zack Allen "retired in August 2005 as Executive Director of the Global Security Institute in order to pursue a degree in law. Zack holds an MA from Stanford University's program in Latin American Studies. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with University Distinction from Stanford's program in International Relations. With a background in international civil society advocacy and environmental issues, Zack was recruited in 1999 by Senator Alan Cranston to coordinate the nuclear abolition efforts of the State of the World Forum. Later that year, Zack played a central role in establishing the Global Security Institute, and thereafter worked to expand its programmatic initiatives, deepen its ties to partner NGOs, and broaden its funding base. Mr. Allen's writing on nuclear issues has been published in the San Jose Mercury News and The New York Times."