Scholar Profile
Allan Sahagun
Product Design
Biography
Allan Sahagun (he/him) is a product, design, and innovation executive with over 15 years of experience leading global teams across Product Management, UX Design, Research, and AI. A lifelong entrepreneur, Allan launched his first company from his Harvard dorm room and is currently the Founder & CEO of Elumen.ai, a Human Dynamics AI venture building agentic systems that illuminate hidden dimensions of communication—such as tone, intent, culture, hierarchy, and subtext—to help organizations align impact with intent at scale.
Previously, Allan served as a senior executive at Kyocera, where he led global R&D, product strategy, and strategic innovation across North America, Japan, and Europe. His work sat at the intersection of human-centered design and emerging technologies, spanning AI, organizational intelligence, and next-generation digital platforms. He is a named inventor on multiple patents and has advised both corporate leaders and early-stage founders on building products that integrate technical rigor with deep human insight.
Allan’s work is grounded in systems thinking and cross-cultural leadership, shaped by nearly a decade working inside a Japanese multinational while building globally distributed teams. He is particularly focused on how technology can surface misalignment early, strengthen trust, and enable more effective collaboration in complex organizations.
A sought-after speaker, Allan has addressed global leaders, executives, and policymakers on innovation, inclusion, and the future of human-centered AI. A proud Milken Scholar and former National Chairperson of the Milken Scholars Alumni Association, he lives in Oakland, California with his husband, Benjamin.
High school: Don Bosco Technical High School
Degrees
| College | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
0 | A.B. Visual and Environmental Studies |
News and Highlights
New leadership. Allan Sahagun, MS ’05, has taken over for Kim Foo Chow, MS ’96, as the National Chairman of the Milken Scholars Alumni Association. Kim Foo did an outstanding job during his term and Allan will only continue the trend.