Paul Allen
The co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation. Allen is additionally the organizer and executive of Vulcan Inc. Established in 1986, the organization manages Allen’s philanthropic and business ventures. Allen possesses the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. In 1988 Allen purchased the Trail Blazers from Larry Weinberg for $70 million, and the group is team worth $457 million consistent with Forbes. In 1997 Allen purchased the Seattle Seahawks from that point holder Ken Behring who wanted to move the group to Southern California, and in August 2013, Forbes esteemed the Seahawks at $1.08 billion. Separated from the Seahawks and Trail Blazers, Allen is additionally a part-holder of the MLS’s Seattle Sounders FCsoccer club.
Historic Microsoft photo of Paul Allen (left) and Bill Gates (respectively) on October 19, 1981 surrounded by PCs after signing a major contract with IBM to develop software for its upcoming PC line. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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