Allen Cutler
President and CEO
Allen Cutler is the President and CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (Coalition), a national organization of more than 50 space industry businesses and stakeholders. He brings over twenty-five years of Capitol Hill and space policy experience to his role at the Coalition.
His most recent role prior to starting at the Coalition was as Professional Staff for the United States Senate, Committee on Appropriations (2003-2023). During his twenty years on the Committee, he successfully wrote and negotiated annual spending legislation for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Space Council, and the Bureau of the Census and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. His efforts directed over $500 billion in spending for these agencies during the course of his time on the Committee.
Allen previously served (1997-2002) as a Budget Analyst for the Committee on the Budget for the United States Senate, covering NASA, NSF, and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Prior to the Committee on the Budget, he served as a special assistant for budget and appropriations for Senator Craig of Idaho.
In addition to his responsibilities with the Senate, Allen began serving as a Senior Stennis Congressional Fellow in 2019. He has been published in the journal Policy Perspectives and was also awarded the Excellence in Public Service Award by the Population Association of America in 2016.
His education includes both a BA in Political Science and Statistics from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from the George Washington University.