Ben Allen was born in and lives in Santa Monica, California. Allen graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1996. He earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in history from Harvard University in 2000, an M.Phil. in Latin American studies from the University of Cambridge in 2001, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, in 2008. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Allen served as president of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education.
