Gabe Logan Newell (nicknamed Gaben, born November 3, 1962) is an American businessman and the co-founder and president of the video game developer and digital distribution company Valve. Newell was educated at Davis Senior High School in Davis, California, and attended Harvard University in the early 1980s. He dropped out to join Microsoft, where he helped create the first iterations of the Windows operating system. With Mike Harrington, he left Microsoft in 1996 to found Valve. Harrington left in 2000, leaving Newell as the sole owner. Newell led development of Valve's digital distribution service Steam, which launched in 2003 and controlled most of the market for downloaded PC games by 2011. He is one of the wealthiest people in the US, holding a net worth of approximately $4 billion as of 2020

Gabe Logan Newell (jujuluk Gaben, lahir 3 Nopémber 1962) mangrupikeun pangusaha Amérika sareng pendiri sareng présidén pangembang video game sareng perusahaan distribusi digital Valve. Newell dididik di Davis Senior High School di Davis, California, sareng ngiringan Universitas Harvard di awal taun 1980an. Anjeunna lungsur gabung sareng Microsoft, dimana anjeunna ngabantosan nyiptakeun pengulangan munggaran tina sistem operasi Windows. Sareng Mike Harrington, anjeunna ninggalkeun Microsoft di 1996 pikeun mendakan Valve. Harrington angkat di 2000, nyésakeun Newell salaku hiji-hijina pamilik. Newell mingpin pangembangan jasa distribusi digital Valve's Steam, anu diluncurkeun taun 2003 sareng ngontrol kalolobaan pasar pikeun kaulinan PC anu diunduh ku 2011. Anjeunna mangrupikeun jalma paling beunghar di Amérika Serikat, nyepeng artos sakitar $ 4 milyar dugi ka taun 2020