Martin Allen (entrepreneur)
Martin A. Allen was the chairman, co-founder and largest individual stockholder 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.
