Management
Staff Bio
Since co-founding Paul G. Allen's management company with Allen in 1986, Patton has developed and led a wide variety of Allen's business, charitable and entertainment endeavors. In addition to serving as a senior advisor to Allen and directing the ongoing strategic and corporate development of the organization and its broad portfolio of projects and investments, Patton's responsibilities include serving as president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Vulcan Productions (the independent film production company of Where God left his Shoes, Hard Candy, Far From Heaven, RX for Survival: A Global Health Challenge and Evolution acclaim), vice-chair of First & Goal Inc. (the development and management company of Qwest Field and Qwest Field Event Center), executive director of Experience Music Project, Seattle's one-of-a-kind interactive music museum that opened in 2000 to international critical acclaim, and as a board member for Charter Communications, the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S.
In addition, Patton serves as executive director of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which supports nonprofit organizations focused on making positive and measurable change in the Pacific Northwest. Patton also co-founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science along with Allen. An active member of the arts and education communities, Patton currently serves on the boards of ArtsFund, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation.
Since co-founding Paul G. Allen's management company with Allen in 1986, Patton has developed and led a wide variety of Allen's business, charitable and entertainment endeavors. In addition to serving as a senior advisor to Allen and directing the ongoing strategic and corporate development of the organization and its broad portfolio of projects and investments, Patton's responsibilities include serving as president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Vulcan Productions (the independent film production company of Where God left his Shoes, Hard Candy, Far From Heaven, RX for Survival: A Global Health Challenge and Evolution acclaim), vice-chair of First & Goal Inc. (the development and management company of Qwest Field and Qwest Field Event Center), executive director of Experience Music Project, Seattle's one-of-a-kind interactive music museum that opened in 2000 to international critical acclaim, and as a board member for Charter Communications, the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S.
In addition, Patton serves as executive director of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which supports nonprofit organizations focused on making positive and measurable change in the Pacific Northwest. Patton also co-founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science along with Allen. An active member of the arts and education communities, Patton currently serves on the boards of ArtsFund, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation.