Paul Allen Owner Portland Trail Blazers

BIO Paul Allen founded "Micro-soft" in 1975 with high school buddy Bill Gates, serving as executive VP of research and new product development until stepping down in 1983 following a serious illness. Today, Paul retains a board seat at Microsoft - he is its second-largest stockholder - and operates his own angel investment firm, Vulcan Ventures. Among the many companies that he's invested in is Charter Communications, the nation's fourth-largest cable operator, which received nearly $6 billion from Paul. He also operates six charitable foundations and plays the guitar in Grown Men, a rock band.  RELATED ARTICLES TechTV's Giant Leap Apr 30 2001 12:00 AM PDT Charter Communications: The Lone Piper May 09 2000 05:51 PM PDT Looks Like a Boring Summer Jul 30 2001 02:34 PM PDT		RESUME Job History Microsoft Corporation Board member, Co-founder ? - 2000 Starwave Founder ? - present Asymetrix Founder ? - present Seattle Seahawks Owner 1997 - present Vulcan Northwest, Vulcan Ventures Founder 1986 - present Microsoft Corporation Executive VP of research and new product development and cofounder 1975 - 1983 Education Washington State Uni  COMPANY LOCATION Portland Trail Blazers 1 Center Ct., Ste. 200 Portland, OR 97227 US Phone: 503-234-9291 Fax: 503-736-2187 Online: Web Site