Paul Allen

Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates. He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2005 he is ranked by Forbes magazine as the seventh richest, worth an estimated $21 billion, of which $5 billion is in Microsoft stock. His investment vehicle, Vulcan Ventures, also holds large stakes in Charter Communications and Dreamworks SKG. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

External links

• Paul Allen official home page
• Vulcan Inc.
• Project Halo
• Cinerama
• Octopus shipyard

Articles

• Forbes 400 listing
• Paul Allen as senior adviser to Microsoft
• Paul Allen and Bill Gates

Museums

• Experience Music Project
• Flying Heritage Collection
• Microcomputer Gallery
• Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame

Philanthropy

• Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
• Allen Brain Atlas A project of the Allen Institute for Brain Science