Gabe Newell is the Founder and Managing Director ofValve. He held a number of positions in the Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions during his 13 years atMicrosoft. His responsibilities included running program management for the first two releases of Windows, starting the company's multimedia division, and, most recently, leading the company's efforts on the Information Highway PC. His most significant contribution toHalf-Life was his statement "C'mon, people, you can't show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up."