John Allen is a New Zealand public servant. From 2009 to 2014 he served as chief executive of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was the acting Administrator of Tokelau from 2009 until 2011. In September 2019 he resigned from the racing board. In 2020 he was appointed chief executive of WellingtonNZ. In October 2021 he was elected chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington.