Paul Allen

Paul Allen (born January 21, 1953) is the co-founder of Microsoft. Allen was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2009. Find more news and articles about Paul Allen here. In 2008 Allen founded and managed the world's first microcomputer, called Surface Pro 2, which could do real-world computing and could also be used for shopping, movies, business and music. He joined Microsoft at age 47, when he was 23. Allen won the prestigious "The Most Endangered Computer Alive" award from Wired for technology innov...

• Born: Paul Gardner Allen (1953-01-21) January 21, 1953 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
• Died: October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15) (aged 65) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
• Education: Lakeside School, Washington State University (dropped out)
• Occupation: Investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist
• Years active: 1975–2018
• Known for: Co-founder of Microsoft
• Net worth: US$20.3 billion (October 2018)
• Title: Chairman and co-founder of Vulcan Inc., Owner of Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, Part-owner of Seattle Sounders, Founder of Allen Institute for Brain Science, Founder of Allen Institute for Cell Science, Founder of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Founder of Apex Learning, Founder of Stratolaunch Systems, Co-founder of Mojave Aerospace Ventures, Strategy advisor of Microsoft
• Relatives: Jody Allen (sister)
• Website: www.paulallen.com