American computer programmer and businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabe Logan Newell (born November 3, 1962) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and president of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation. He co-founded Valve with fellow Microsoft employee Mike Harrington. He is also known for founding online video gaming distributor Steam.
Gabe Newell | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Harvard University (dropped out) |
Occupation | President of Valve Corporation |
Notable work | Valve Corporation Steam |
Spouse | Lisa Mennet Newell (divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Newell was born in Colorado. He was married to Lisa Newell (née Mennet) and has two children. They got divorced in 2019. He suffered from Fuchs' dystrophy, a congenital disease which affects the cornea, but was cured by two cornea transplants in 2006 and 2007.[1]
Newell disliked Windows 8, calling it a "catastrophe" and a "threat to PC gaming".[2]
Newell's networth is $4.3 billion United States dollars.[3]
Newell attended Harvard University in 1980, but dropped out 3 years later to work at Microsoft. Gabe worked with George Forefinger to make popular games such as Counter-Strike, Half Life 1 and 2, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, Portal 1 and 2, and many more
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