Allen Compton is the founder and principal of SALT Landscape Architects, a studio recognized for designing insightful landscape projects that respond to their context and connect people to the site. He is a licensed landscape architect in the state of California where his clients include Los Angeles Unified School District, the County of Los Angeles, California Institute of the Arts, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles Council District 14, the Trust for Public Land, and Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust. He is a member of ASLA and has served as the vice-chair of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He is currently on the Advisory Board for Los Angeles River Arts and The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust. Allen is also the co-founder of Los Angeles Landscape Architects (LALA), a programming and networking group focused on landscape issues.