Jason Allen

Jason Allen is a Senior Research Fellow and Principal Investigator at the Centre for British Studies (GBZ) at Humboldt University of Berlin, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). He leads a project on F.A. Mann’s legal contributions, collaborating with institutions like the Max Planck Institute and Queen Mary University London. As a Senior Fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, he explores digitalization’s societal impacts. His roles include Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Tasmania and Research Affiliate at Cambridge’s Centre for Alternative Finance.

Education: BA/LLB (Hons) from University of Tasmania, LLM (magna cum laude) from Universität Augsburg, PhD (Poynton Scholar, Cambridge). Notable achievements include a Judicial Assistantship to Sir Geoffrey Vos and a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Research focuses on law’s intersections with economics and technology, particularly monetary law, central bank regulation, and smart contracts. His work bridges public and private law, emphasizing interdisciplinary and comparative approaches. He co-leads projects on central bank money creation and advises regulators globally on cryptoassets and digital finance.

Awards and grants include DFG funding, Poynton and Humboldt fellowships, and contributions to policy initiatives like the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s cryptoassets report. Teaching includes courses on English law and supervision at Cambridge and Tasmania.