Gabe Newell: American computer programmer and businessman
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.
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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.
Newell disliked Windows 8, calling it a "catastrophe" and a "threat to PC gaming".
Newell's networth is $5.5 billion United States dollars.
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
References
Other websites
- Gabe Newell on IMDb
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