Gabe Newell
American computer programmer and businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Newell at the 2010 Game Developers Conference. | |
| Born | November 3, 1962 |
| 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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