Jody Allen is chair of Vulcan, 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. Jody is also co-founder, board chair, and president of The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, president and founding director of MoPOP, and chair of the board of the Allen Institute. As trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust, Jody works to ensure Paul’s vision is realized for generations to come, and she serves as chair of the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises, recognizing the role of both teams as catalysts for civic pride.

Jody is a philanthropist passionate about conservation, fighting wildlife trafficking, and saving Africa’s elephants from extinction. In 2016 she founded Wild Lives Foundation, and she serves on the board of Sealife Response, Rehab and Research, an organization dedicated to improving the health and welfare of marine wildlife in the Pacific Northwest.

Deeply committed to education and the arts, Jody is a board member of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, and previously served on the boards of ArtsFund, the University of Washington Foundation, the Museum of Glass, the Los Angeles International Film Festival, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

A seasoned technology and impact executive, Bill Hilf’s career spans more than 25 years leading complex business, product development, and philanthropic initiatives for global organizations such as Microsoft, HP, and IBM, as well as a variety of start-ups in Silicon Valley and beyond.

Hilf currently serves as chief executive officer of Vulcan, the project management firm founded in 1986 by philanthropists Jody Allen and the late Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Hilf leads the company’s three focus areas comprising award-winning, sustainable real estate development, a diverse range of asset and project management supporting the Paul G. Allen Estate and Trust, and strategic advising to the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and its portfolio of charitable investments in wildlife conservation, ocean health, vibrant communities, and the arts.

Hilf serves as board chair of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, is a board member for American Prairie Reserve, and sits on the advisory boards for the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington (UW) and the UW Innovation Roundtable. He is the founder of High Five Hope, a nonprofit that helps children experiencing homelessness gain greater confidence, leadership, happiness, and hope through the power of sports.

Hilf completed his undergraduate studies at California State University-Fullerton and received his master’s degree from Chapman University.