Jo Lynn Allen is president and CEO of Vulcan Inc., the management firm she co-founded with investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen, in 1986. Since then, she has developed and led a wide range of Mr. Allen's business 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 Award-winning 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 Foundation, 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., 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.

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., 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.