In the financial world, Alan was the founder and Chairman of 1st Century Bank, now a division of MidFirst Bank, for which he currently serves as Chairman for its Southern California market. Previously, he cofounded another very successful independent financial institution, First Los Angeles Bank. Alan has served as counsel and board member for several other banks.

In his legal career, he was Managing Partner of Manatt, a leading law firm in the financial services and health care sectors. He then joined Latham & Watkins as partner, from which he retired to found 1st Century Bank and Premier Partnerships, a sports agency that values and maximizes revenues for professional, collegiate, municipality-owned arenas, stadiums, theaters and other properties through the sale of naming rights and sponsorships which are then securitized to finance construction of these facilities.

In the corporate world, Alan served on numerous boards and committees of publicly traded companies, including Zenith National Corporation, Arden Realty and California Pizza Kitchen.

Alan has held numerous leadership roles in community and non-profit organizations, including as President of the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners which operates LAX airport, Chairman of the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and as Chairman of the Los Angeles Tourism Board. Alan also served as President of the State Bar of California in 1989 and 1990.

A longtime resident of California, Alan received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. with distinction from its law school, which also honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019.