Gabe Newell
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 |
| Net worth |  US$ 5.5 billion (September 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Newell (née Mennet) |
| Children | 2 |
Newell was born in Colorado. He is married to Lisa Newell (née Mennet) and has two children. 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 $5.5 billion United States dollars.[3]
Newell attended Harvard University in 1980, but dropped out 3 years later to work at Microsoft.
References
- Chiang, Oliver (February 9, 2011). "The Master of Online Mayhem". Forbes. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
The founder of videogame seller Valve suffers from Fuchs Dystrophy, a congenital disease that slowly destroys the cornea. "I have dead-people eyes", he said at the time. Double cornea transplants in 2006 and 2007 cured him and changed him utterly.
- "Valve boss Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a 'catastrophe'". BBC. July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- "Gabe Newell". Forbes.
Other websites
- Gabe Newell on IMDb