Ted Allen has served as City Engineer for the City of Los Angeles since 2022, leading the Bureau of Engineering (Engineering) which is a part of the Department of Public Works.

Ted grew up in nearby Whittier, California, and attended UCLA, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1992. He obtained his California Civil Engineering license in 1997. Ted has spent his entire career working for the City’s Public Works Department, including three years with the Bureau of Sanitation and the rest with Engineering.