Jen-Hsun Huang

Updated: 12/30/2019 by Computer Hope
Jen-Hsun Huang

Name: Jen-Hsun Huang

Born: February 17, 1963, in Taipei, Taiwan

Computer-related contributions

  • Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, businessman and electrical engineer.
  • Co-founder, CEO and President of NVIDIA.
  • Former designer at AMD.

Honors and awards

  • Listed as the 61st highest paid CEO in USA by Forbes Magazine (2008).
  • Recipient of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Pioneer Business Leader Award (2007).
  • Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award (2003).
  • Named Entrepreneur of the Year in High Technology by Ernst and Young LLP (1999).
  • Recipient of the Daniel J. Epstein Engineering Management Award from the University of Southern California.