Jody Allen Biography
Jody Allen is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s sister, and she was the CEO of his investment and project management firm, Vulcan Inc., from its inception in 1986 until 2015. She is also the president and co-founder of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
How old is Jody Allen? – Age
She is 63 years old as of 2022. She was born in 1959 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Jody Allen Family – Education
She is the daughter of Edna Faye (Gardner) Allen, a schoolteacher, and Kenneth Sam Allen, an associate director of the University of Washington Libraries. Paul, her older brother, went on to co-found Microsoft Corporation. She grew up in the Seattle neighborhood of Wedgwood and graduated from Lakeside School in 1975. She graduated in 1980 from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where she studied drama.
Is Jody Allen married – Wife – Children
Allen has three children with Brian Patton: Duncan, born in 1989, Gardner, born in 1994, and Faye, born in 1997. They divorced in 2009 after 21 years of marriage. Allen’s ex-husband manages a golf course. While married, she was known as Jody Patton, Jody Allen Patton, and Jo Allen Patton.
Jody Allen Net Worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $20 billion.
Who is Jody Allen Seahawks owner?
She is currently the vice-chair of First & Goal Inc., which oversees the Seattle Seahawks’ operations. She was involved in the negotiations that led to the construction of Lumen Field in Seattle, and she advised her brother when he first considered purchasing the Seahawks.
Who is Jody Allen Portland Trail Blazers?
Allen is the Portland Trail Blazers’ chairman, and he recognizes the team’s role as a powerful catalyst for civic pride.
Jody Allen Career
Allen and her brother co-founded Vulcan Inc. in 1986 to manage their family’s business and charitable endeavors. Allen also oversaw the construction of the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, the renovation of the Seattle Cinerama, and the relocation of the EMP Museum (now the Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP) to Seattle. She is also the president of Vulcan Productions, a company that produces films, digital programs, and outreach initiatives, and she has produced or co-produced over a dozen documentaries and feature films. In 2013, she agreed to fund two documentaries, Girl Rising, directed by Richard E. Robbins, and Pandora’s Promise, about nuclear power. Five of her former security guards accused her of sexual harassment in 2013.
The case was resolved out of court. In 1990, Allen co-founded the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Since then, the foundation has granted over $469 million to over 1,400 nonprofit organizations.
Allen is the president of the Museum of Pop Culture’s board of trustees, a non-profit museum dedicated to pop culture and music. According to the Seattle Times, Allen assisted her brother in making the museum a reality.
Allen co-founded the Seattle-based non-profit Allen Institute for Brain Science with her brother in 2003, and she currently serves as chairman of the board. The Institute offers free online public resources to scientists worldwide. She has also served on the boards of the Seahawks Charitable Foundation, ArtsFund, Theatre Communications Group, University of Washington Foundation, Museum of Glass, Los Angeles Film Festival, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.