Marty Allen is a turnaround CEO and angel investor.

During his tenure as CEO of Party America, he transformed the company from a broken 24-store California retail chain into a large nationwide retailer. He sold the company after growing it into the second-largest in the industry, after 10 years of consecutive growth and profits. Prior to Party America, Marty was CEO of California Closet Company. He rebuilt the company and brought it back to record sales and profitability.

Marty has been a keynote speaker for numerous corporate events and conventions throughout the United States, including for the International Franchise Association and the National Retail Federation.

Marty attended Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., and splits his time between Santa Barbara, Calif., and Sun Valley, Idaho.