Allison Baver (born August 11, 1980) is an American retired short track speed skater. A member of the U.S. short track speed skating squad beginning in 2002, Allison earned multiple medials in ISU World Cup competition. Baver competed in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, and 3000m relay events and trained with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005–2006 season, she was ranked third overall in world rankings. In 2010 she won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Baver was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1980. At 11, Allison competed in the National Roller Skating Championships Philadelphia, PA, and at Wilson High School, she was a soccer player and cheerleader. She did not take up short track speed skating until her junior year of high school.In 2003, Baver graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and management. Baver earned an MBA at the New York Institute of Technology.Baver is also a public speaker associated with All American Speakers Bureau. On April 20, 2017, Baver was featured as a keynote speaker at Penn State University Women in Business' "Powerful Woman Paving the Way Conference".