Jensen Huang

Co-founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

GPUsSemiconductorsArtificial intelligenceAccelerated computingComputer graphics

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About

Jensen Huang is the co-founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA, which he started on April 5, 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem to bring 3D graphics to gaming and multimedia. He has led the company and sat on its board since its inception.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

Before NVIDIA he was a microprocessor designer at Advanced Micro Devices and then spent 1985 to 1993 at LSI Logic, where his roles included Director of Coreware, the unit responsible for LSI's system on chip business.^{Source [3]}^{Source [2]}

Under Huang, NVIDIA went public on Nasdaq in January 1999, introduced what it calls the first GPU that year, opened GPUs to general purpose computing with CUDA in 2006, and powered the AlexNet neural network in 2012. The company now sells data center computing and networking platforms for AI alongside its GeForce and RTX graphics products.^{Source [4]}^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}

NVIDIA reported revenue of $215.9 billion for fiscal 2026 and about 42,000 employees. Huang has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and in 2026 was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.^{Source [3]}^{Source [5]}

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Career

NVIDIA

1993 to now

Company	Years	Role	Status
NVIDIA Co-founded NVIDIA on April 5, 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem and has served as its president, CEO and a board member since its inception. Before NVIDIA he worked at Advanced Micro Devices and then at LSI Logic from 1985 to 1993.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]} Took NVIDIA public in January 1999 with an offering of 3,500,000 shares on Nasdaq.^{Source [4]} Oversaw the 1999 introduction of the GPU and the 2006 launch of the CUDA parallel computing architecture.^{Source [1]} Completed the $7 billion acquisition of networking company Mellanox Technologies in April 2020.^{Source [7]} Led the company to fiscal 2026 revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65% from the prior year, driven by data center demand for accelerated computing and AI.^{Source [3]} Suggest a correction to NVIDIA	1993 to now	Co-founder^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [6]}President and CEO^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}Director^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}	IPO

Company

Years

Role

Status

NVIDIA

Co-founded NVIDIA on April 5, 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem and has served as its president, CEO and a board member since its inception. Before NVIDIA he worked at Advanced Micro Devices and then at LSI Logic from 1985 to 1993.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

Took NVIDIA public in January 1999 with an offering of 3,500,000 shares on Nasdaq.^{Source [4]}
Oversaw the 1999 introduction of the GPU and the 2006 launch of the CUDA parallel computing architecture.^{Source [1]}
Completed the $7 billion acquisition of networking company Mellanox Technologies in April 2020.^{Source [7]}
Led the company to fiscal 2026 revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65% from the prior year, driven by data center demand for accelerated computing and AI.^{Source [3]}

Suggest a correction to NVIDIA

1993 to now

Co-founder^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [6]}President and CEO^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}Director^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

IPO

Milestones

2026Appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.^{Source [5]}
2026-01NVIDIA closed fiscal 2026 with revenue of $215.9 billion.^{Source [3]}
2022NVIDIA introduced the Omniverse platform.^{Source [1]}
2020-04NVIDIA completed its $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox.^{Source [7]}
2019Ranked No. 1 on Harvard Business Review's list of the world's best-performing CEOs.^{Source [2]}^{Source [8]}
2018NVIDIA introduced RTX, its first GPU line capable of real-time ray tracing.^{Source [1]}
2017Named Fortune's Businessperson of the Year.^{Source [2]}
2012NVIDIA GPUs powered the AlexNet neural network.^{Source [1]}
2006NVIDIA unveiled the CUDA architecture.^{Source [1]}
1999-01Took NVIDIA public on Nasdaq.^{Source [4]}
1999NVIDIA introduced the GPU.^{Source [1]}
1993-04Co-founded NVIDIA with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem.^{Source [1]}
1985Joined LSI Logic, where he worked until 1993.^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

Boards, investments and other roles

Organization	Role	Years
President's Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyGovernment	Member^{Source [5]}	2026

Education

Stanford University, MSEE, Electrical engineering^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}
Oregon State University, BSEE, Electrical engineering^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

Honors

Fortune Businessperson of the Year 2017^{Source [2]}
Harvard Business Review best-performing CEO in the world (No. 1) 2019^{Source [2]}^{Source [8]}
Robert N. Noyce Award, Semiconductor Industry Association^{Source [5]}
IEEE Founder's Medal^{Source [5]}
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering^{Source [5]}
TIME 100 most influential people^{Source [5]}

Sources

Corporate Timeline, NVIDIA. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Jensen Huang, Founder, President and CEO, NVIDIA. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Corporation prospectus (424B) for initial public offering of 3,500,000 shares, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 1999-01-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO, NVIDIA Newsroom. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Jensen Huang, Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox, Creating Major Force Driving Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Newsroom, 2020-04-27. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019, Harvard Business Review. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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