Jensen Huang

Co-founder, president & CEO, NVIDIA

Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 after engineering and management roles at AMD and LSI Logic.

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At a glance

Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 after engineering and management roles at AMD and LSI Logic. He has led the company from graphics chips into accelerated computing and AI infrastructure. Its GPU and CUDA platforms connect his career to both scientific computing and the current AI industry.

Current role: Co-founder, president & CEO, NVIDIA
Born: 17 February 1963
Education: Oregon State University — BSEE; Stanford University — MSEE
Known for: NVIDIA; GPUs; CUDA
Previously: AMD engineer; LSI Logic engineering and management
Coverage: Accelerated computing; AI infrastructure

Sources checked 16 October 2026. Selected career milestones and biographical references.

Career, in context.

Selected milestones, newest first. Explore earlier career below.

2024
Introduces the Blackwell platform
Huang presents NVIDIA’s next major AI computing architecture at GTC.
Source: NVIDIA

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More than 10 years ago.

2006
NVIDIA introduces CUDA
The platform opens its GPUs to general-purpose parallel computing during his tenure.
Source: NVIDIA
1999
NVIDIA goes public
The company lists on Nasdaq, six years after its founding.
Source: NVIDIA
1993
Co-founds NVIDIA
Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem establish the company; Huang becomes CEO.
Source: NVIDIA
1985
Joins LSI Logic
He works in engineering and management before founding NVIDIA.
Source: NVIDIA
1984
Begins work at AMD
He starts his semiconductor career after completing his undergraduate engineering studies.
Source: NVIDIA