Geoffrey David Allen (born 9 December 1941) is an Australian businessman and recipient of the Order of Australia recognised for his contributions to business-government relations and corporate public affairs.

Allen was the co-founder and inaugural CEO of the Business Council of Australia (BCA), leading it for five years during the transformative Hawke-Keating reform period of the 1980s.

He also served as Chairman of the Australian Statistics Advisory Council, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, and was the director of three public companies, Pasminco, Ausdoc, and Southern Cross Broadcasting.

He served as private secretary and chief of staff for Billy Snedden, Minister for Labour and National Service, and subsequently Federal Treasurer.

[3] In December 1972, after Gough Whitlam's Labor Party won the federal election, Allen was appointed senior advisor to Snedden, who became Leader of the Opposition.

[1][5] Drawing on his experience at AIDA, Allen was invited to participate in the GATT Ministerial Meeting in Geneva in 1982 where he attended as a member of the Australian delegation.

[16] The 'Centre' was launched in 1990 by Sir Arvi Parbo and addressed the growing need for professional development and networking opportunities in the field of corporate affairs.

[18] After the State Electricity Commission of Victoria was partially privatised and separated into three operating companies in 1993, Allen was appointed Chair of the 'Government Steering Committee' which was tasked with facilitating the reform process.

[23] In 2008, Allen was appointed Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) where he was tasked with "strengthening organisations finances, governance and improving the quality of its leadership".