Jen Hsun “Jensen” Huang is the co-founder, president, and CEO of NVIDIA, the graphics-processor company he founded in 1993 at age 30.
Beginning with PC graphics, NVIDIA played an outsize role in building the computer gaming market into the largest entertainment industry in the world. In 1999, the company invented the graphics processing unit (GPU), making possible real-time programmable shading, a development that would define modern computer graphics and revolutionize parallel computing. The GPU has also set off the next generation of computing—modern AI.
Huang was born in the coastal city of Tainan, Taiwan in 1963 before his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Kentucky. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University before moving to California to attend Stanford University, where he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering while also working full-time.
Early in his career, Huang served as a director at computer chip manufacturer, LSI Logic, and as a microprocessor designer at semiconductor company, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., before founding NVIDIA.
In 2008, Forbes reported him to be the 61st highest-paid CEO in the U.S., and he ranks among the wealthiest Asian Americans in the country. He currently owns 3.6 percent of NVIDIA's stock.
Huang has received numerous awards and accolades, including Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year in High Technology,” the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s Pioneer Business Leader Award, the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, the Daniel J. Epstein Engineering Management Award, and a spot on the inaugural EDGE 50 list—recognizing the world’s top 50 influencers in edge computing.
More recently, the Harvard Business Review ranked Huang first on its list of the “World’s 100 Best-Performing CEOs” in 2019. He was also named Fortune’s “Businessperson of the Year” in 2017.
NVIDIA has received its fair share of awards, too. In 2018, it was included among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies,” and MIT Tech Review’s “50 Smartest Companies,” among others.
Huang has also earned honorary doctorate degrees from Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University and Oregon State, and he has prioritized giving back to his alma maters. He gifted $30 million to Stanford for the Jen-Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center, $5 million to Oregon Health & Science University for cancer research labs, and $2 million to his high school, Oneida Baptist Institute, for a dormitory.
Huang met his wife, Lori, during his time at Oregon State. They have two children together.
What is Jen Hsun Huang's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Jen Hsun Huang is at least $320.36 million as of August 17th, 2020. Mr. Huang owns 1,370,600 shares of NVIDIA stock worth more than $320,364,044 as of January 21st. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Huang may own. Learn More.
How do I contact Jen Hsun Huang?
The corporate mailing address for Mr. Huang and other NVIDIA executives is 2788 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA, 95051. NVIDIA can also be reached via phone at (408) 486-2000 and via email at [email protected]
Has Jen Hsun Huang been buying or selling shares of NVIDIA?
During the last quarter, Jen Hsun Huang has sold $132,954,800.00 in NVIDIA stock. Most recently, Jen Hsun Huang sold 440,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.17, for a transaction totalling $132,954,800.00.
Who are NVIDIA's active insiders?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of NVIDIA?
In the last year, insiders at the computer hardware maker sold shares 20 times. They sold a total of 1,528,566 shares worth more than $463,931,209.79. The most recent insider tranaction occured on January, 3rd when CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 440,000 shares worth more than $132,954,800.00. Insiders at NVIDIA own 4.2 % of the company.
Information on this page was last updated on 1/3/2022.
