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'{{short description|Taiwanese American entrepreneur and businessman}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jen-Hsun penis | image = Jen-Hsun Huang Headshot (15313247387).jpg | caption = Huang in October 2014 | native_name = 黃仁勳 | native_name_lang = zh-tw | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|17}} | birth_place = [[Tainan]], [[Taiwan]] | nationality = Taiwanese<br>American | other_names = Jensen Huang | alma_mater = [[Oregon State University]] (BS)<br> [[Stanford University]] (MS)<br> | occupation = Businessman, electrical engineer | known for = | title = Co-founder, president and CEO, [[Nvidia Corporation]] | spouse = Lori Huang | children = 2 }} {{infobox Chinese | t = 黃仁勳 | s = 黄仁勋 | p = Huáng Rénxūn | w = Huang² Jen²-hsün¹ | mi = {{IPAc-cmn|h|uang|2|-|r|en|2|.|x|ün|1}} | tl = N̂g Jîn-hun }} '''Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang''' ({{zh|t=黃仁勳|hp=Huáng Rénxūn}}; born February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire [[business magnate]], electrical engineer, and co-founder of [[Nvidia Corporation]], where he currently serves as president and CEO.<ref name=newsroom/> ==Early years and education== Huang was born in [[Tainan]], Taiwan. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 9 years old, first living in [[Oneida, Kentucky]], and settling in [[Oregon]]. He graduated from [[Aloha High School]], outside [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2008/06/nvidia_v_intel_rivalry_heating.html |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |title=The Silicon Forest Blog: NVIDIA v. Intel: Rivalry heating up. |website=[[The Oregonian]] |date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=June 2, 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 30, 2008|title=#61 Jen-Hsun Huang|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/12/lead_bestbosses08_Jen-Hsun-Huang_BAN9.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509095920/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/12/lead_bestbosses08_Jen-Hsun-Huang_BAN9.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> ==Career== After college he was a director at [[LSI Logic]] and a [[microprocessor]] designer at [[Advanced Micro Devices]], Inc. (AMD).<ref name=newsroom>{{cite web|url=https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/bios/jensen-huang|title=Jensen Huang|website=NVIDIA|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> On his 30th birthday in 1993, Huang co-founded [[Nvidia]] and is the CEO and president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x-4h96Lphg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7x-4h96Lphg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=波士堂03-NVIDIA公司的创始人及总裁，黄仁勋|website=[[YouTube]]|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2021}} He owns 3.6% of Nvidia's stock, which went public in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jensen Huang|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jensen-huang-1/|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> He earned $24.6 million as CEO in 2007, ranking him as the 61st highest paid U.S. CEO by ''[[Forbes]]''. During the economic downturn, 2008 through 2010, Jensen voluntarily reduced his salary to $1.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendancoffey/2011/05/16/ceos-who-make-one-dollar-or-less-a-year |title=CEOs Who Make One Dollar (Or Less) A Year |website=[[Forbes]] |date=May 16, 2011 |access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> As of April 2021, Huang's net worth is {{USD|14.3 billion}} according to the [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/jenhsun-huang/ |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Jensen Huang|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> ==Philanthropy== Huang gave his alma mater Stanford University US$30 million to build the Jen-Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/september10/building-091008.html|title=Alumnus, NVIDIA founder pledges $30 million for campus engineering center|work=Stanford University|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> The building is the second of four that make up Stanford's Science and Engineering Quad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://engineering.stanford.edu/visit/buildings/jen-hsun-huang-engineering-center |title=Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center |access-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905133614/http://engineering.stanford.edu/visit/buildings/jen-hsun-huang-engineering-center |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> It was designed by [[Bora Architects]] of Portland, Oregon and completed in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stanford University Huang Engineering Center {{!}} Jamie Sinz|url=https://archinect.com/people/project/39932878/stanford-university-huang-engineering-center/39936495|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=Archinect|language=en}}</ref> Huang gave his alma mater [[Oneida Baptist Institute]] $2 million to build Huang Hall, a new girls' dormitory and classroom building. It was designed by CMW Architects of Lexington, Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneidaschool.org/newsevents.shtml|title=Events and News|website=Oneida Baptist Institute|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> In 2007, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CEO Today Magazine January 2020 Edition|url=https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/issues/2020/01/24/|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=CEO Today Magazine|date=January 24, 2020}}</ref> ==Awards== {{multiple image | align = right | width = 185 | image1 = Jensen Huang at Computex Taipei 20160531b.jpg | image2 = Jensen Huang at Computex Taipei 20160531c.jpg | footer = Jensen Huang at Computex Taipei, May 2016 }} [[File:JensenHuangSC18.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Jensen Huang at SC18]] In 1999, Jensen Huang was named Entrepreneur of the Year in High Technology by [[Ernst & Young]]. In 2003, 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. He was also 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.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} 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. Huang was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oregon State University at the June 13, 2009, commencement ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Oregon State University]] | url=https://today.oregonstate.edu/archives/2009/jun/osu-award-4680-degrees-week-commencements-corvallis-bend | title=OSU to award 4,680 degrees this week in commencements at Corvallis, Bend | date=June 11, 2009 |access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> In 2018, Huang was listed in the inaugural ''[[Edge 50]]'', naming the world's top 50 influencers in [[edge computing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broad-group.com/data/news/documents/b1m2y1yp7ss9g0/edge-50--the-world-s-first-top-50-edge-computing-influencers |title=EDGE 50: The world's first top 50 edge computing influencers |date=June 13, 2018 |first=Joao |last=Lima |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=Broad Group}}</ref> In October 2019, [[Harvard Business School|Harvard Business]] Review named Jensen Huang best-performing CEO in the world.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-10-22/harvard-business-review-publishes-2019-ranking-of-the-world-s-best-performing-ceos | title=Harvard Business Review Publishes 2019 Ranking of the World's Best-Performing CEOs | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=October 22, 2019 }}</ref> In November 2020, Jensen Huang was named "Supplier CEO of the year" by Eurostars AutomotiveNewsEurope.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://europe.autonews.com/awards/2020-eurostars-jensen-huang?ncid=so-twit-36184&sfdcid=VT03#cid=av06_so-twit_en-gb |title=Jensen Huang, 57 |website=Automotive News Europe |date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> Huang was awarded an honorary doctorate from National Taiwan University at the school anniversary in November, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnueaBrjT7k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BnueaBrjT7k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=NVIDIA 創辦人暨執行長黃仁勳獲頒臺灣大學名譽博士|date=November 15, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better citation needed|date=November 2021}} In August 2021, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that Jensen Huang is the 2021 recipient of the industry’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.semiconductors.org/nvidia-founder-and-ceo-jensen-huang-to-receive-semiconductor-industrys-top-honor/ |title=NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang to Receive Semiconductor Industry's Top Honor |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=Semiconductor Industry Association}}</ref> In September 2021, he was included in the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shilov |first1=Anton |title=Jensen Huang Makes Time 100 List of Influential People |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jensen-huang-time-100 |website=[[Tom's Hardware]] |access-date=November 15, 2021 |language=en |date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> ==Personal life== While at Oregon State, Huang met his future wife, Lori, his engineering lab partner at the time. Huang has two children.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 16, 2017|url=http://fortune.com/2017/11/16/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang/|title=This Man Is Leading an AI Revolution in Silicon Valley—And He's Just Getting Started|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |first=Andrew |last=Nusca|access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref> == See also == * [[Huang's law]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.07/Nvidia.html "An Interview with Jen Hsun Huang"]. ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' July 2002. Volume 10, Number 7 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090803143031/http://www.nvidia.com/object/bio_huang.html Nvidia Corporate Biography] *{{cite web |url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/60025825 |title=GPU Technology Conference 2015 - Leaps in Visual Computing |last1=Jen-Hsun Huang |date=2015 |access-date=26 March 2015}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Jen-Hsun}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Advanced Micro Devices people]] [[Category:American billionaires]] [[Category:American businesspeople of Taiwanese descent]] [[Category:American computer businesspeople]] [[Category:American electrical engineers]] [[Category:American technology chief executives]] [[Category:American technology company founders]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Taipei]] [[Category:Engineers from Oregon]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of Committee of 100]] [[Category:Nvidia people]] [[Category:Oneida Baptist Institute alumni]] [[Category:Oregon State University alumni]] [[Category:People from Aloha, Oregon]] [[Category:Stanford University alumni]] [[Category:Taiwanese emigrants to the United States]]'