Corporate Governance - Biography

Paul G. Allen, 56, has been Chairman of Charter’s board of directors since July 1999, and Chairman of the board of directors of Charter Investment, Inc. (a predecessor to, and currently an affiliate of, Charter) since December 1998.

Mr. Allen co-founded Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates in 1975 and remained the company’s chief technologist until he left Microsoft in 1983. Mr. Allen is also the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which oversees Mr. Allen’s business and philanthropic efforts. He has interests in real estate and more than 40 energy, technology, media and content companies.

Mr. Allen has also made nearly $1 billion in philanthropic donations through the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science and other philanthropic endeavors. In 2004, Mr. Allen funded SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded effort to successfully put a civilian in suborbital space and winner of the Ansari X-Prize competition.

Mr. Allen also owns the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises and is part of the primary ownership group for the Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer franchise. In addition, Mr. Allen is a director of Vulcan Ventures, Inc., Vulcan Productions, Inc., the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and numerous privately held companies.