Rob Allyn

Rob Allyn (born October 18, 1959) is an American film producer, screenwriter, media company owner and New York Times best-selling author. He is chairman and CEO of Margate House Films, based at Fox Studios in Sydney. Working with his son, director-screenwriter Conor Allyn, he co-wrote and produced Red and White,Blood of Eagles and Hearts of Freedom, along with the documentary Hungry is the Tiger.

Born in California on October 18, 1959, Allyn gained his bachelor's degree in government from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he attended the School of Foreign Service. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from Southern Methodist University and began his career as a Capitol Hill aide, PepsiCo executive speechwriter to Texas Governor Bill Clements in the early 1980s.

In 2004, he was appointed to the board of directors of ACE Cash Express.

in year 2014, Rob Allyn was hired by Prabowo Subianto's campaign in 2014 Indonesian presidential election but Rob Allyn's involvement was denied by gerindra, Prabowo Subianto's political party.

In 1983, Rob Allyn founded Allyn & Company, an advertising, public relations and political media agency based in Dallas, Austin, Phoenix and Mexico City. In 2002, Allyn sold his agency to Omnicom and served for five more years as its CEO. During 25 years in the media industry, Allyn served as a political strategist to presidents, prime ministers, foreign governments and political parties.

In 2007, Rob Allyn wrote Revolution of Hope with former Mexican President Vicente Fox. Published in English and Spanish by Viking Press, the book made the New York Times Best-Sellers List.

Allyn was also a television commentator on Fox News and PBS. He has appeared on CNN’s Inside Politics, The O'Reilly Factor, The MacNeil-Lehrer Report and Listening to America with Bill Moyers.

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