Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang is a Taiwanese American billionaire business magnate, electrical engineer, and the co-founder, current president and CEO of Nvidia Corporation.
16 Facts About Jensen Huang
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Jensen Huang's family emigrated to the United States when he was 9 years old, first living in Oneida, Kentucky, and settling in Oregon, where he graduated from Aloha High School just outside Portland.
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On his 30th birthday in 1993, Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia and is the CEO and president.
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Jensen Huang earned $24.6 million as CEO in 2007, ranking him as the 61st highest paid US CEO by Forbes.
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In 2022 Jensen Huang donated $50 million to his alma mater, Oregon State University, as a portion of a $200 million donation towards the creation of super computing institute on campus.
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Jensen Huang gave his other alma mater Stanford University US$30 million to build the Jen-Hsun Jensen Huang School of Engineering Center.
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Jensen Huang gave his alma mater Oneida Baptist Institute $2 million to build Jensen Huang Hall, a new girls' dormitory and classroom building.
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In 2007, Jensen 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, Jensen 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.
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Jensen 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.
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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.
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Jensen Huang was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oregon State University at the June 13,2009, commencement ceremony.
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In 2018, Jensen Huang was listed in the inaugural Edge 50, naming the world's top 50 influencers in edge computing.
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In October 2019, Harvard Business Review named Jensen Huang best-performing CEO in the world.
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In November 2020, Jensen Huang was named "Supplier CEO of the year" by Eurostars AutomotiveNewsEurope.
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Jensen Huang was awarded an honorary doctorate from National Taiwan University at the school anniversary in November, 2020.