2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchise and is a
member of the ownership group for the Seattle
Sounders FC of the MLS.
Allen has been named one of the top philanthropists
in America - with lifetime giving
totaling more than $1 billion - and is committed
to giving back to communities in the northwest
region he still calls home. This year The Paul G.
Allen Family Foundation, which strengthens
communities and supports vulnerable populations
in the areas of arts and culture, human
services, opportunities for youth, and scientific
advancement, is celebrating its 20 th anniversary.
In 2003 Allen announced a commitment of
$100 million in seed money dedicated to brain
research and unveiled the creation of the Allen
Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. The nonprofit
Allen Institute was founded as an innovative
and unprecedented resource for neuroscientists
around the world. In 2006 the Allen
Institute completed its inaugural project, the
Allen Brain Atlas—Mouse Brain. The mouse
brain atlas is a Web-based, three-dimensional
map of gene expression in the mouse brain
which is freely accessible online and available
at no cost. Detailing more than 21,000 genes at
the cellular level, the Atlas continues to help
lead scientists to new insights about neurological
function and disease. In 2008 the Allen
Institute announced three new major atlas projects
— the Allen Brain Atlas (ABA)—Human
Brain, ABA—Developing Mouse Brain, and
ABA—Mouse Spinal Cord. The new atlases are
Jo Lynn Allen is president and CEO of
Vulcan Inc., the management firm she cofounded
with investor and philanthropist Paul
G. Allen, in 1986. Since then, she has developed
and led a wide range of Mr. Allen's busi-
JO LYNN ALLEN
PRESIDENT & CEO, VULCAN INC.
designed to accelerate brain, and spinal cord
research, dramatically advancing the field of
neuroscience.
Inspired by growing up in the era of the
“space race,” with its Mercury, Gemini, and
Apollo missions, Allen underscored his passion
for rocketry by sponsoring the development of
SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded
spacecraft to successfully attain suborbital
space. SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X-Prize in
2004. Additionally, in 1998, Allen began acquiring
and preserving rare aircraft of 20th-century
military aviation, many of which are the last of
their kind. The Flying Heritage Collection’s purpose
is to preserve and highlight the increasing
rarity of original vintage aircraft, to restore
these artifacts to flying condition with the highest
standard of authenticity, and to share them
with the public.
Allen is also founder of Experience Music
Project, Seattle’s critically acclaimed interactive
music museum, the Science Fiction Museum
and Hall of Fame, and, Vulcan Productions, the
independent film production company behind
feature films including Hard Candy and Far
From Heaven and television documentaries on
PBS, including 2010’s “This Emotional Life,”
“RX for Survival: A Global Health Challenge,”
“The Blues,” executive produced by Martin
Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody
Allen, and “Evolution.” Learn more about Allen
online at www.paulallen.com.
ness and charitable endeavors around the
world. Ms. Allen's responsibilities also include
serving as president of Vulcan Productions, the
film production company behind such
acclaimed projects as This Emotional Life, Hard
Candy; Far From Heaven; the Emmy Awardwinning
PBS series Rx for Survival: A Global
Health Challenge; the Evolution series on PBS;
The Blues, executive-produced by Martin
Scorsese in conjunction with Ms. Allen and
Paul Allen; and the Peabody Award-winning
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial. Ms.
Allen is Co-Founder and President of The Paul
G. Allen Family Foun dation, which builds
strong communities and supports vulnerable
populations throughout the Pacific Northwest.
In addition, Ms. Allen is President of the Board
of Seattle's Experience Music Project, the critically
acclaimed music museum, and the
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. She
serves as vice chair of First & Goal Inc., the
development and management company of
Qwest Field and Qwest Field Event Center. Ms.
Allen also serves on the boards of the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, the Allen Institute for
Brain Science, and the Seattle Seahawks
Charitable Foundation.
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