Gabe Newell, known online as Gaben, is the co-founder and majority shareholder of Valve Corporation. He attended Harvard University, but dropped out and worked at Microsoft until 1996, where he and co-worker Mike Harrington left to found Valve.
Newell and Harrington eventually went on to create the critically acclaimed video game Half-Life, which received praise and notability worldwide. In 2003, Newell released Steam, Valve's primary digital software distribution service.