Allan Head is one of the longest-serving bar executives in the nation, with nearly four decades of service to the North Carolina Bar Association, and the last 32 years as its executive director. During Allan’s tenure, the NCBA grew from 3,500 members to more than 15,000. The organization’s budget has grown about 35-fold, and its staff has increased tenfold. The NCBA is one of the best run and best managed bar associations in the nation. For his work mentoring other bar executives and his professionalism, the National Association of Bar Executives in 2010 awarded Allan the Bolton Award for Outstanding Bar Leadership, the association’s highest honor.