Allan Closson has been an innovator in business strategy, technology and analysis for more than twenty years, serving both as an employee in operating companies and as a consultant.

After graduation from Purdue University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Closson became Data Processing Manager of Columbus, Indiana's Bartholomew County Hospital. There he implemented data collection and financial systems, was responsible for long-range planning and performed Industrial Engineering studies while simultaneously completing an MBA in finance from Indiana University.

While a member of the corporate planning group at Schneider National, the nation's largest truckload carrier, Closson created comprehensive financial models which were used to determine equipment trade cycles, tax strategies and financing options. At Schneider, he organized and implemented the truckload industry’s first network planning models used to set market strategies and pricing guidelines. He led successful turnarounds in two operating companies, emphasizing market strategy and cost reduction respectively.

As Vice President Strategic Planning andTechnology of Builders Transport, Inc., Closson developed a major corporate restructuring program that reduced operating costs by more than $8 million per year, reduced corporate debt by more than $20 million and improved net income by $15 million over three years. He also led startups of new services and was involved with venture capital investments and acquisitions.

Closson is now based in Nashville, Tennessee where he performs consulting assignments in a wide variety of companies. He is the founder of the Invest Nashville program offered through the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a President's Board of Advisors member of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce where he was awarded the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year in 2003-2004 for the Membership and Marketing Group and serves on the Small and Entrepreneurial Business Advisory Board. His recent interests include serving as board president of the Actors Repertory Theatre of Sedona and as a Patient Services Volunteer with Alive Hospice.