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Jody Allen

Allen Institute’s big new bet: $400M effort aims to go from mapping the brain to treating disease

The Allen Institute is launching a $400 million initiative, the Brain Health Accelerator, to develop gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and ALS. It marks the first time the Seattle research organization, founded by Paul Allen in 2003, has made treating disease its goal. Read More

CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch

Dr. Lynda Stuart is departing as the first CEO of the Fund for Science and Technology, the foundation created under late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s instructions. The change comes amid broader shifts in the Allen philanthropic ecosystem, including the departures of top AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI. Read More

Seattle Seahawks are for sale as Paul Allen estate seeks buyer shortly after Super Bowl win

A sale of the 50-year-old team is “consistent with Allen’s directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy,” a statement posted by the estate read. Read More

Seahawks, Satya, and scary Alexa: GeekWire’s Super Bowl LX notebook

From the Allen family legacy to the “AI Bowl,” here are GeekWire’s takeaways from Seattle’s Super Bowl triumph in the heart of Silicon Valley. Read More

When the Seattle Seahawks sell, will any tech execs step up for the 12s?

Forgive us if visions of deep Super Bowl passes have given way to talk of deep Seattle-area pockets as reports keep emerging about a potential sale of the team. Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s final act: New $3.1B foundation bets big on science and tech

Even in the final years of his life, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was as excited as ever about what the… Read More

Who will buy the Blazers? Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate plans to sell NBA franchise

The estate of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Tuesday morning that it has begun the process of selling the… Read More

Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company

Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as… Read More

Cinerama is saved! Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate

Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. The nonprofit film and education organization SIFF acquired the Cinerama from the estate… Read More

One NFL owner predicts Seahawks could be next team to sell, perhaps in next two years

The owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts predicts a few of the league’s teams could be ripe for sale, and… Read More

Jody Allen says Seahawks and Trail Blazers not for sale yet, but that time will come

The Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers are not for sale and no discussions are currently happening to sell either… Read More

Petition aims to save Seattle’s beloved Cinerama as movie theater approaches two years since closure

It’s like the worst and longest cliffhanger in Seattle movie history: Will the beloved Cinerama theater ever reopen? When? …… Read More

Vulcan Productions shuts down, 23 years and more than 80 films after Paul Allen launched the venture

Just a few weeks after taking top honors at the Sundance Film Festival for one of its latest films, the… Read More

A year after Paul Allen’s death, sources say Vulcan holding company is cutting jobs

Vulcan Inc., the holding company created by the late Seattle billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is in the… Read More

Paul Allen

Paul Allen to become 12th member of Seattle Seahawks’ ‘Ring of Honor’ in tribute to late owner

Paul Allen has been credited with keeping the Seattle Seahawks from leaving the city, and now the late owner and… Read More

‘Jody’s in charge now’: Paul Allen’s sister credited for role in Russell Wilson’s huge Seahawks deal

Russell Wilson took time away from counting his newfound riches on Wednesday to thank the Seattle Seahawks for making him… Read More

Jody and Paul Allen

Sources: Paul Allen’s family foundation plans to add advisers, with Steve Ballmer among prospects

Five months after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the billionaire’s sister is taking steps to put her own… Read More

Washington State Legislature pays tribute to Paul Allen on what would have been his 66th birthday

Just a few days after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed Friday, Jan. 18, “Paul G. Allen Day,” the Washington State… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s sister Jody Allen is leaving top post at Vulcan

Jody Allen, the sister and long-time confidante of billionaire Paul Allen, is leaving the CEO post at Vulcan, the investment,… Read More

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