Jody Allen is Chair of the Seattle Seahawks and a proud 12 herself, recognizing the team's role as a powerful catalyst for civic pride. She also is chair of Vale Group, which she co-founded with brother Paul G. Allen in 1986. For decades, they worked side-by-side across a range of business and philanthropic initiatives. She led development of Lumen Field and Lumen Field Event Center, as well as the Moda Center, home of the Portland Trail Blazers of which she also is chair.Â
Additionally, Jody is co-founder, board chair, and president of Allen Family Philanthropies; founding director of MoPOP, Seattle's acclaimed museum of popular culture; co-founder and board chair of the Allen Institute, working to solve some of the biggest mysteries of bioscience; board chair of Fund for Science and Technology, a foundation focused on bioscience, the environment, and AI-for-Good, and a board member of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). As trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust, Jody works to ensure Paul's vision is realized for generations to come.