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Jensen Huang
President, CEO & Member of the Board, NVIDIA CorpBirth DetailsFebruary 17, 1963 | Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese, American
LeagueEntrepreneur
EducationBSc in Electrical Engineering, Oregon State University; MSc in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Net Worth$12.4 billion (as of September 03, 2020)
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Jensen Huang's Journey so far ...
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- NVIDIA Corp
Jensen Huang's Journey so far ...
- Jensen Huang started working for Advanced Micro Devices Inc as a microprocessor designer in 1984
- He joined the computer chip maker LSI Logic Corp in 1985 and worked there at various position till he made his big career move in 1993
- In 1993, he co-found a computer graphics company called NVIDIA with his friends Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem
- His company invented the GPU or graphics processing unit in 1999 which revolutionised graphics being used in PCs and gave rise to the modern gaming industry
- The company also released its IPO in 1999
- In 2000, NVIDIA bagged a contract from Microsoft to develop graphic cards for their gaming console Xbox
- Soon, they started developing different types of graphics-related products for a wide array of applications including professional graphics development, cell phone graphics, multimedia graphics and graphics to be used for scientific research. Some of their most popular graphics cards included the Quadro, Tegra and nForce series
- GPU’s applications in the areas of parallel computing and deep learning also helped in advancing developments in the field of AI (artificial intelligence). The technology made way for applications such as the creation of virtual environments to be used in games and movies, self-driving cars, movement of robots, etc.
- Currently, Huang owns around 4% of NVIDIA
Before you go ...
- When Huang came to America, he was unintentionally sent to a reform school in rural Kentucky which his relatives mistook for a private school
- During his high school days, he was a nationally-ranked table tennis player
Last Updated: 11/02/2021
Jensen Huang News
Pressure cooker like situation, toxic work environment, office till 2 AM! Yet Nvidia has the lowest attrition rate; here's whyDespite the exhausting working hours, only a few employees quit due to Nvidia's enormous salary.
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Toilet cleaning stories of world's richest - Elon Musk and Jensen Huang - will shock youRecently, Nvidia's founder and CEO Jensen Huang shared his leadership insights and generative AI perspectives with Stanford students. He recounted humble beginnings as a dishwasher and toilet cleaner, emphasizing that no task is beneath him. Elon Musk, resonating with Huang’s story, praised his early work ethic.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, world's 12th richest, shares his greatest life lesson he learnt from a gardenerNvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared a life lesson learned from a Japanese gardener. The gardener's dedication and patience taught Huang about prioritizing time and commitment. He shared it with students at California Institute of Technology. Nvidia recently surpassed Microsoft to be world's most valuable company.
How Nvidia's stock market value topped $3.3 trillionNvidia rose to become the most valuable company in the S&P 500. Let's track this through key numbers.
Nvidia’s 591,078% rally to most valuable stock came in wavesNvidia's remarkable journey from its IPO to becoming the most valuable company is a testament to its strategic vision, innovative products, and adaptability in emerging markets like AI and data centers.
Nvidia hitting $3 trillion propels Jensen Huang’s wealth above Michael Dell’sOn Friday, Huang reached another milestone, surpassing personal computer pioneer Michael Dell to become the world's 13th-richest person with a net worth of $106.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His wealth has increased by more than $62 billion this year, driven by the insatiable demand for Nvidia chips used in artificial intelligence tasks.
Like a pop star, Nvidia's CEO Huang stirs up 'Jensanity' in TaiwanHuang, the local boy who made good, is the subject of wall-to-wall coverage on Taiwanese television and reporters trail him constantly. He was mobbed by attendees at the Computex tech trade fair and has featured in thousands of social media posts.
Nvidia CEO announces next-gen Rubin AI platform for 2026The company - now best known for its artificial intelligence data center systems - also introduced new tools and software models on the eve of the Computex trade show in Taiwan. Nvidia sees the rise of generative AI as a new industrial revolution and expects to play a major role, the CEO said in a keynote address at National Taiwan University.
Nvidia boss, top chip CEOs to lay out AI plans at Taiwan expoThe world's biggest heavyweights in chipmaking and artificial intelligence will converge this week for Taiwan's premier tech expo, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expected to get a rockstar reception at his keynote speech on Sunday. That is thanks in large part to Nvidia becoming the undisputed global leader in the specialised chips and hardware needed for cutting-edge AI. A day before his speech at the National Taiwan University, Huang threw the opening pitch before a baseball game in Taipei.
Nvidia's blowout forecast adds fresh fuel to AI rally; stock jumps 9%Nvidia rallied 9% on Thursday as its bumper revenue forecast reinforced investor confidence in the AI-driven boom in chip demand, lifting shares across the semiconductor sector.
Nvidia profits soar on demand for AI powerNvidia said Wednesday its quarterly net profit rocketed by seven times year-on-year on demand for its chips to power artificial intelligence in data centers. The California-based company reported a net profit of $14.9 billion, while its revenue of $26 billion was almost four times what it took in during the same fiscal quarter last year.
Nvidia's profit soars, underscoring its dominance in chips for artificial intelligenceNvidia's profit soared, driven by AI dominance and CEO Jensen Huang's vision of 'AI factories' creating artificial intelligence. The company reported a sevenfold increase in net income and a 10-for-1 stock split, with shares rising 6% in after-hours trading.
The Meta-morphosis of Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, has become a more democratized figure in Silicon Valley, as evidenced by his shift from a traditional daily uniform to a more relaxed and experimentative style. This change began in 2021 when Facebook became Meta, and Zuckerberg's first avatar was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans. His transformation began with the introduction of the platform Threads, which allowed him to experiment with different outfits and styles.
PM Modi at Startup Mahakumbh; Pocket FM, Ultrahuman raise fundsSuccessful startup founders should support and mentor young entrepreneurs and academic institutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Startup Mahakumbh. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Nvidia unveils powerful Blackwell Chip: All you need to knowJensen Huang introduced the Blackwell chip for trillion-parameter AI models, with partnerships from tech giants like Google and Microsoft. The chip powers India's Shakti Cloud and boasts impressive performance metrics compared to its predecessor.
India’s IT will be the ‘front-office’ of world’s AI revolution: Nvidia's Jensen HuangNvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that his conversations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlight India’s need to become a part of AI value addition rather than just exporting India’s data to train super-sized large language models.
Snowflake partners with Nvidia to launch full-stack AI platformWith this partnership, the companies aim to combine their data storage and processing abilities to speed up AI development for businesses across industries.
ETtech Explainer: All you wanted to know about Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chipNvidia highlighted that Blackwell chips enable organisations to develop and operate real-time generative AI on trillion-parameter large language models while reducing costs and energy consumption by up to 25 times compared to its predecessor.
Nvidia AI developer conference kicks off with new chips in focusNvidia's new chip and software announcements at GTC 2024 will help determine whether Nvidia can maintain its leadership position as the dominant seller of the tools needed to fuel the past year's frenzy around AI. Nvidia dominates the data center AI chip market, capturing roughly an 80% share last year.
Nvidia backs little-known upstart in India’s biggest AI bet yetWhile companies like OpenAI and Google have poured billions of dollars into such chips in the US, Yotta is making India’s largest bet yet on the promise of AI.
Nvidia’s historic rally extends to a record-setting 10th straight weekNvidia's 2024 rally, marked by a 0.4% stock gain and high chip demand, leads to a market cap of $2.2 trillion. CEO Jensen Huang will address the GTC conference, with Nvidia trailing only Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI could pass human tests in five yearsNvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes AGI could arrive in five years. However, the definition and understanding of AGI vary. Huang notes the need for more fabs in the AI industry, but highlights the improvement of chip efficiency and computing algorithms over time.
Locally made Google Pixel phones soon; Uber CEO on IndiaGoogle may start manufacturing its flagship Pixel smartphones in India as early as next quarter. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Nvidia says growth will continue as AI hits 'tipping point'The Silicon Valley chipmaker has been on an extraordinary rise over the past 18 months, driven by demand for its specialised and costly semiconductors, which are used for training popular AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot.
Nvidia's Q4 revenue, profit soar thanks to demand for its chips used for AIAdjusted for one-time items, Nvidia earned $5.16 a share in the latest quarter, that topped Wall Street forecasts for $4.59 per share, based on analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Analysts had expected revenue of $20.4 billion for the period that concluded the company's fiscal year.
Indian founders engage with Nvidia in Silicon ValleyThis was part of an immersion trip organized by Peak XV as part of the closing of the ninth cohort of Surge, which is Peak XV's scale up program for early stage startups.
Nearly all wealth gained by the world’s rich this year comes from AIAmong the 500 wealthiest individuals, 30 attribute at least some of their fortune to companies that are tracked by the Bloomberg Global Artificial Intelligence Index. Those holdings have boosted their net worth by a combined $124 billion so far this year, accounting for 96% of the total wealth gained on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says countries must build sovereign AI infrastructureHuang, whose firm has catapulted to a $1.73 trillion stock market value due to its dominance of the market for high-end AI chips, said his company is 'democratizing' access to AI due to swift efficiency gains in AI computing.
Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024: Nvidia India partner Yotta’s data centre in GIFT City to go live in MarchNvidia CEO and cofounder Jensen Huang, on a visit to India in 2023, expressed the company's vision of exporting AI products from its Indian arm.
Nvidia CEO suggests Malaysia could be AI 'manufacturing' hub as Southeast Asia expands data centersJensen Huang, Nvidia's founder and CEO, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur that the Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corp. could play an important role in setting up AI data centers.
Will do utmost to prioritise Japan in supplying GPUs: Nvidia CEO Jensen HuangHuang told the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida that demand for its GPUs (graphics processing unit) was extremely high but that the company would do its best to prioritise Japan's needs
Foxconn, Nvidia say they are building AI factories togetherFoxconn Chairman Liu Young-way and Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday their companies were building artificial intelligence (AI) factories together.
My way or the AI way: Companies approach govt for infra amid GPU scarcityGPUs are the highways AI requires. Companies are therefore petitioning the Centre to invest in the vital compute infrastructure so that local startups can compete and win meaningfully in the frenetic global AI race.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touts India as major AI market in bid to hedge China risksNvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited India on a business-focused trip, recognizing the country's potential as an alternative electronics manufacturing base and source of AI talent. India's subsidies to develop chip manufacturing infrastructure and its ambitions to boost electronics manufacturing align with Nvidia's goals.
ET Startup Awards 2023: search for startup glory begins & other top tech stories this weekETSA this year comes at a time when the technology industry faces multiple headwinds. The volatility in valuations of publicly listed tech companies, which began in the US in late 2021, has continued to spill over into the private markets. Indian startups, too, have felt this turbulence, with several of them getting valuation markdowns as increasingly cautious investors hedge their bets.
US chipmaker Nvidia to partner Reliance, Tata to boost AI in IndiaNvidia to team up with RIL for large language model that will be trained in local languages, to join hands with Tata Group to build AI infra
India will be largest exporter of AI in future: Nvidia founder Jensen HuangWhile speaking at a networking event organized by Nvidia in Bengaluru on Thursday, the company's founder and CEO Jensen Huang said the Indian IT force will be reskilled, which will make it the largest pool of AI talent on the planet.
Look to export AI products from Nvidia India arm: CEO Jensen HuangIndia is evolving into a “front end” nation in the world of technology, the 60-year-old technocrat told his audience during his ongoing visit in the country, which included a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 4.
PM Modi, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang discuss India’s potential in AIWhile Nvidia is emerging as a critical player in the booming field of AI because of its graphics processing units, India, too, is witnessing some high-quality research in the field from Big Tech firms.
Nvidia’s stock surge pushes CEO Jensen Huang’s fortune as high as $46 billionThe shares surged as much as 10% in aftermarket trading, boosting Huang’s total fortune to $46.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. If that gain can be sustained, Huang is poised to end up among the world’s 25 wealthiest individuals, the index shows.
Nvidia bets $25 billion that AI boom is far from overThe company's sales forecast on Wednesday blew past Wall Street's expectations and it said it would buy back another $25 billion of its shares, a move most companies make when their leadership thinks the company is undervalued. Nvidia's stock price, though, has more than tripled this year and was set to hit an all-time high after Wednesday's results.
Chip CEOs urge US to study impact of China curbsDuring meetings in Washington, Intel Corp’s Pat Gelsinger, Nvidia Corp’s Jensen Huang and Qualcomm Inc’s Cristiano Amon warned that export controls risk harming US leadership of the industry. The Biden officials listened to the presentations but didn’t make any commitments, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks were private.
AI company Runway valued at $1.5 billion in latest fundingRunway's software allows users to transform or tweak existing videos or create new videos by using text prompts or images. The company also launched a mobile app earlier this year, giving its users access to its generative AI tools.
AI chip giant Nvidia 'extremely likely' to invest in EuropeNvidia's Jensen Huang told reporters that expanding in Europe was a "wonderful idea."
Silicon Valley has a new tech style icon and it's Nvidia's Jensen HuangThere hasn't been a popularly identifiable face of AI yet. ChatGPT and Bard are anonymous brains. That's part of what makes AI so eerie - its disembodied nature. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is ubiquitous but looks kind of generic. Huang and his leather jacket are poised to step neatly into that gap.
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang plans trip to meet China executives despite US curbsHuang, who headlined a trade show in Taiwan this week, plans to travel to China for the first time in years in June, said the people, who asked not to be identified because his schedule is private. Companies on his itinerary include gaming leader Tencent Holdings Ltd. and TikTok-owner ByteDance Ltd., one of the people said.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Leather-jacketed boss of trillion-dollar chip firmHuang, 60, is only the second US CEO after Amazon.com Inc's Jeff Bezos, who helmed the retailer until 2021, to hit such a milestone for a company they co-founded.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang shares the company's philosophy that helped it reach $1 trillion milestoneNvidia. It has become the world’s biggest maker of the specialized chips needed to power a new generation of AI products, surpassing Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp
AI means everyone can now be a programmer: Nvidia chief Jensen HuangThe company last week forecast second-quarter revenue more than 50% above Wall Street estimates and said it was boosting supply to meet surging demand for its artificial-intelligence chips, which are used to power ChatGPT and many similar services.
Nvidia close to becoming first trillion-dollar chip firm after stellar forecastNvidia Corp.'s optimistic earnings forecast, signalling the game-changing potential of AI, has pushed the chip designer's stock to a 25% increase and a market value of almost $1tn, more than double its value at the start of 2020. Data shows that 27 analysts lifted their price targets on the company given its dominance in the chip market for AI-powered services. The company also said that $1tn worth of equipment in data centres would eventually have to replace AI chips.
Nvidia shares soar nearly 30% as sales forecast jumps and AI boomsNvidia Corp has forecast its Q2 revenue to be more than 50% above expectations, crediting strong demand for its AI chips, which are used to power chatbots, among other services. The announcement sent shares in the listed semiconductor company, which is worth over $950bn, soaring 28%. The new popularity of AI platforms led CEO Jensen Huang to disclose that Nvidia began full production of its latest AI chips in last August, enabling it to partially avoid chip shortages for apps like chatbots; full production supplies absorbed the steep new demand seen in January.
Nvidia sees 'quite large' portion of sales coming from generative AI, CEO saysNvidia Corp Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Wednesday that generative artificial intelligence will grow from a "single digit" portion of the company's revenue in the past year to a "quite large" portion of its revenue in the coming year.
Nvidia CEO sees 'large space' for China sales despite US restrictionsNvidia said Sept 1 that it had been told by the US government to stop exports of its A100 and H100 chips to China, which could affect up to $400 million in sales for the company in its current fiscal quarter. The two products are Nvidia's fastest chips and used in data centers to speed up artificial intelligence tasks such natural language processing.
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