Jensen Huang

Described as

Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and former CEO of Nvidia

Other names

Jen-hsun Jensen Huang, Jen-Hsun Huang, Huang Jen-hsun, Jen-hsun Huang, Huang Renxun

Born

February 17, 1963 · 1 reference

Born in

Taipei · 1 reference

Citizen of

Taiwan; United States

Occupation

entrepreneur · 1 reference; computer scientist; electrical engineer · 1 reference; manager · 1 reference; founder · 1 reference; chief executive officer · 1 reference

Positions held

chief executive officer (1993–2026)

Education

Oregon State University (1980–1984) · 1 reference; Stanford University (–1992); Aloha High School; Oneida Baptist Institute · 1 reference; Ruamrudee International School

Member of

Committee of 100; RAND Corporation · 1 reference

Sport

table tennis · 1 reference

Awards

IEEE Founders Medal (2020) · 1 reference; Time 100 (2 times) (2021, 2024) · 1 reference; Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2025) · 1 reference; National Medal of Science (2026) · 1 reference; Dostyk Order of grade I

Field

entrepreneurship · 1 reference; artificial intelligence · 1 reference; graphics processing unit · 1 reference

Spouse

Lori Mills Huang (1985–) · 2 references

Lived in

United States · 1 reference

Nickname

don huang

Wikipedias with a page

67

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Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang (born February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese and American electrical engineer and businessman. He co-founded the technology company Nvidia, one of the world's most valuable corporations, and served as its president and CEO from its founding in 1993 until his resignation in November 2026. As of November 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth at over US$150 billion, making him the eleventh-wealthiest person in the world.
Born in Taipei, Huang spent his childhood in Taiwan and Thailand before immigrating to the United States. After earning a master's degree from Stanford University, he launched Nvidia alongside Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem from a Denny's restaurant in San Jose, California, in 1993 at age 30. Huang led the company out of near-bankruptcy during the 1990s and oversaw its expansion from graphics processing unit (GPU) development into high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
Under Huang's leadership, Nvidia experienced rapid growth during the AI boom, becoming the first company to reach a market capitalization of over $5 trillion in October 2025. In 2021 and 2024, Time magazine included him in its list of the most influential people. In 2025, Huang was named as one of the "Architects of AI" for Time's Person of the Year. In November 2026, a scandal emerged where it was reported that he had had multiple affairs, including one with Alice Huang, whom the U.S. government suspects may have been a spy for China. As a result, on November 12, Huang resigned from his positions at Nvidia, and the company confirmed he would have no formal role at the firm going forward.

Born, in its opening lines

February 17, 1963

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