Martin A. Allen (1931–2009) was the
chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
, co-founder and largest individual
stockholder (2,272,866 shares) of
Computervision Corp. Its first product, CADDS-1, was aimed at the printed circuit layout, and 2-D drafting markets.
Born in
Des Moines, Iowa, Allen was raised in California.
He attended the
University of California, Berkeley and obtained the degree in engineering.
Allen netted $34 million when, at age 57, he sold the company to
Prime Computer Inc. on 29 January 1988.
References
1931 births
2009 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
American computer businesspeople
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