Jensen Huang is the co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation, a leading technology company best known for designing graphics processing units (GPUs) that revolutionized industries like gaming, artificial intelligence (AI), and data centers. Born on February 17, 1963, in Taiwan, Huang moved to the United States as a child and later studied electrical engineering, earning a degree from Oregon State University and a master’s degree from Stanford University.
Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 with a vision of creating hardware that would advance 3D graphics. Under his leadership, NVIDIA not only succeeded in the gaming market with its GeForce line of GPUs but also expanded into AI and deep learning, where its GPUs became essential for powering large-scale machine learning models. Today, NVIDIA is at the forefront of AI development, autonomous vehicles, and high-performance computing.
Huang is known for his visionary leadership, often emphasizing the role of GPUs in AI and computing innovation. He has received numerous awards, including recognition as one of the world’s top business leaders. His impact on the tech industry is widely regarded as transformative.