Allister is Managing Partner and global leader for the business including overseeing offices in Houston, UK and Dubai and is based in Houston. He has worked in energy executive search for over 12 years and brings strong experience in leadership advisory and executive search having worked across the North American, United Kingdom and Norwegian energy markets.

Prior to joining Ducatus Partners, Allister worked with a global, publicly traded recruiting organization, initially in Aberdeen and then as Head of Executive Search in Houston. Allister has extensive experience in assisting energy companies acquire top leadership talent, particularly across private equity and venture capital, E&P, oilfield services, energy digitalization, energy transition and low carbon businesses.. He has overseen hundreds of executive searches and consulting projects and has personally conducted over one thousand executive level interviews.

Allister received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Strathclyde Law School, with a focus on employment law.