Founders

Gabe Newell is the co-founder and former managing director of Valve Corporation. After leaving Microsoft in 1996, Newell co-founded Valve with Mike Harrington, and under his leadership the company became a pioneer in digital distribution with the launch of the Steam platform in 2003.

Gabe Newell is a genius who is best known for founding Valve, a company that has not only designed some of the greatest games in history, but also revolutionized the world of video games thanks to the introduction of the Steam platform.