Allen Gina is the president and co-founder of CT Strategies, which provides strategic services to clients seeking current and innovative insight into border management and supply chain challenges in the U.S. and around the world. Previously, he served as assistant commissioner for International Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

Gina has served as assistant commissioner for International Affairs; assistant and deputy assistant commissioner for Intelligence and Operations Coordination; and executive director for the Joint Operations Directorate at CBP. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2004. 

Throughout his thirty-plus-year career at CBP and its predecessor agency, Gina has been a pioneer and a leader, developing broad and far-reaching national and international programs to support anti-terrorism and trade transformation policies. Prior to and during the first year of operation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), he was assigned to the Border and Transportation Security Directorate as director of agency coordination to help establish policies and procedures.

He has received numerous commendations and awards and has been conferred the rank of Meritorious Executive by the President of the United States. 

Gina was an event speaker at the Dialogue.