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Quick answer
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and was its CEO until he resigned on 12 November 2026 8. He still owns more than 3.5% of the company 4. Before Nvidia he designed chips at AMD and LSI Logic.
Full nameJen-Hsun Huang
Born17 Feb 1963, Tainan, Taiwan
Age63
NationalityUnited States
EducationBS electrical engineering, Oregon State University
Known forNvidia, AI chips
SpouseLori Huang
ResidenceCalifornia, United States
Jensen Huang's companies
Company
Role
Years
Nvidia
Co-founder; president and CEO until resigning on 12 November 2026
Nvidia designs GPUs and full AI systems, including data-centre chips, networking equipment from its 2020 purchase of Mellanox, and software such as CUDA. It also sells GeForce graphics cards for gamers and chips for cars and robots 2.
How big is Nvidia?
Nvidia became the first company worth $5 trillion in October 2025. Its market value fell below $4 trillion for the first time since 2025 when Huang resigned, according to Bloomberg's index as reported by BigGo Finance 17.
His stake after resigning
Huang owns more than 3.5% of Nvidia, according to Forbes, which says the company has given no sign that he will sell or lose his shares. He forfeits about $108 million of unvested stock pay 47. The company is now led by interim CEO Colette Kress while the board searches for a permanent chief executive.
Other roles
Huang has no other operating company. He sits on the boards of his family foundation and advises universities, and Nvidia invests in many AI start-ups through its venture arm 2.
Frequently asked questions
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia and was its CEO until he resigned on 12 November 2026. He still owns more than 3.5% of the company, according to Forbes.
He designed microprocessors at AMD from 1984 and then worked at LSI Logic until co-founding Nvidia in 1993.
Nvidia designs GPUs and AI computing systems for data centres, plus graphics cards for gaming, chips for cars and robots, networking and software such as CUDA.
Nvidia3%Co-founder & President and CEO · 1993–now
