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Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and is one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which is his private asset management company, and is chairman of Charter Communications. Allen also has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio which includes stakes in Digeo, real estate holdings, and more than 40 other technology, media, and content companies. Allen also owns three professional sports teams: the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, and the Seattle Sounders FC franchise in Major League Soccer that began playing in the 2009 season. According to Forbes Allen is the 32nd richest person in the world, worth about $10.5 billion. This is down from $16 billion, the total reported by that same magazine at the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, when he was 12th on its
Seahawks fans, the fourth-richest man in the world has felt your pain the past two years, and hopes the suffering — both on and off the field — is over for a long time to come. Seated comfortably in the Northwest earth-tone environment of one of the 80 private suites in the new Seahawks Stadium, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen took stock yesterday of the final segment of the $430 million project that began with his option to purchase the football team for $200 million six years ago. Two years after forcing fans into Husky Stadium as a temporary home when the Kingdome was imploded to make way for the new stadium, a tieless, coatless Allen made a rare public appearance yesterday to show his enthusiasm for the new facility, and appeal to fans who may still have some reservations Our goal was to create the most intimate fan experience — the most dynamic experience — in the NFL,” Allen said. “I think we achieved that goal.” Allen, who had not granted media interviews since his Experienc
