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'''Paul Gardner Allen''' (born January 21, 1953) is an American [[business magnate]], [[investor]], and [[philanthropist]]. Allen co-founded [[Microsoft]] with [[Bill Gates]]. He is also the 57th richest along with [[Viktor Vekselberg]] and [[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster|Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor]] (and family) who all rank the same with an estimated wealth of $13 billion as of 2011. He is the founder and chairman of [[Vulcan Inc.]], which manages his business and philanthropic efforts. Allen also has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio which includes technology companies such as [[Evri]] and [[Gist (Computing)|Gist]], real estate holdings, and stakes in other technology, media, and content companies. Allen also owns two professional sports teams, the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), and the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He is also part-owner of the [[Seattle Sounders FC]], which joined [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) in 2009. Allen's memoir ''Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft'' was released on April 19, 2011.<noinclude>