Gabe Newell
Gabe Logan Newell November 3, 1962 is an American cofounder and managing director of video game development and digital distribution company Valve. After having dropped out of Harvard University, Newell spent thirteen years working at Microsoft on the first three Windows versions. With Mike Harrington, he cofounded Valve in 1996 and remains its managing director.
Gabe Logan Newell was born on November 3, 1962 in Seattle, Washington. Newell grew up in Davis, California and graduated from Davis Senior High School in 1980. He attended Harvard University from 1980 to 1983, eventually dropping out. He is married to Lisa Mennet Newell.
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