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Paul J. Allen 52 joined Constellation Energy in 2001 as Vice President Corporate Affairs. Before joining the company Mr. Allen had worked closely with Constellation Energy for several years in his capacity as Senior Vice President and Group Head at Ogilvy Public Relations Washington D.C. where he managed the firm's energy and environment practice.
As Senior Vice President and Group Head at Ogilvy Public Relations he worked with Constellation's executive leadership corporate communications and public affairs teams on issues pertaining to deregulation the formation of the holding company and the company's plans for business separation.
In his 10 years at Ogilvy PR Mr. Allen's clients included the Ford Motor Company BP-Amoco Edison International and Edison Mission Energy the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Alliance for Competitive Electricity (ACE) as well as other energy companies and associations.
Prior to joining Ogilvy in 1991 he served for five years on the senior staff of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Before his tenure at NRDC he was press secretary for U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and helped manage the Senator’s reelection campaign in 1986.
In 1979 Mr. Allen began working for National Public Radio as editor of the daily national news program "Morning Edition." He also served as foreign news editor for all NPR news programs until joining Senator Dodd's staff in mid-1985.
Mr. Allen graduated from the University of Colorado and studied communications and journalism at the University of California at Berkeley and at the Konrad Adenauer Institute in Germany.
Mr. Allen is a member of the National Press Club Washington D.C. the Center Club Baltimore Md. and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. | 