11 Facts About Jen-Hsun Huang

Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang is a Taiwanese-American billionaire business magnate, electrical engineer, and co-founder of Nvidia Corporation, where he currently serves as president and CEO.

Jen-Hsun Huang's family emigrated to the United States when he was 9 years old, first living in Oneida, Kentucky, and settling in Oregon.

Jen-Hsun Huang received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 1984, and his master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1992.

Jen-Hsun Huang gave his alma mater Oneida Baptist Institute $2 million to build Jen-Hsun Huang Hall, a new girls' dormitory and classroom building.

In 2007, Jen-Hsun Huang was the recipient of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Pioneer Business Leader Award for his work in both the corporate and philanthropic worlds.

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In 2003, Jen-Hsun Huang received the Dr Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, which recognizes a leader who has made exceptional contributions to driving the development, innovation, growth, and long-term opportunities of the fabless semiconductor industry, from the Fabless Semiconductor Association.

Jen-Hsun Huang was a National Finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2003 and was an Award Recipient for the Northern California region in 1999.

Additionally, Huang is a recipient of the Daniel J Epstein Engineering Management Award from the University of Southern California and was named an Alumni Fellow by Oregon State University.

In 2018, Jen-Hsun Huang was listed in the inaugural Edge 50, naming the world's top 50 influencers in edge computing.

In November 2020, Jensen Jen-Hsun Huang was named "Supplier CEO of the year" by Eurostars AutomotiveNewsEurope.

Jen-Hsun Huang was awarded an honorary doctorate from National Taiwan University at the school anniversary in November, 2020.