Jensen Huang

Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer — NVIDIA Corporation

Last reviewed Apr 27, 2026 · SN

Born: 1963
Nationality: US
Most recent degree: M.S. Electrical Engineering · Stanford University

Overview

Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA Corporation in 1993 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since the company's inception. Before NVIDIA, Huang held engineering and management roles at LSI Logic and AMD.

Latest reported compensation

$34,180,000

FY2025· Summary Compensation Table figure (grant-date target value of stock awards), per the company's DEF 14A. Realized pay differs from grant-date pay depending on stock-price performance over the vesting period.

Career timeline

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)1984–1985
Microprocessor designer
LSI Logic1985–1993
Various engineering and management roles
NVIDIA Corporation1993–present
Co-founder, President & CEO

Education

Oregon State University
B.S. Electrical Engineering · 1984
Stanford University
M.S. Electrical Engineering · 1992

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Sources & methodology

Every numeric input to this calculator traces back to one of the following authoritative documents.

NVIDIA Corporation DEF 14A — most recent proxyprimary · accessed 2026-04-27
NVIDIA — Jensen Huang official leadership profileprimary · accessed 2026-04-27
Wikidata — Jensen Huangsecondary · accessed 2026-04-27

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