Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang (simplified Chinese: 黄仁勋; traditional Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn) (born February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese American entrepreneur and businessman. A native of Taiwan, he grew up in Oregon, graduating from Oregon State University before moving to California where he graduated from Stanford University. He co-founded the graphics-processor company Nvidia and serves as its president and CEO. As of 2008, Forbes listed him...
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Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang (simplified Chinese: 黄仁勋; traditional Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn) (born February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese American entrepreneur and businessman. A native of Taiwan, he grew up in Oregon, graduating from Oregon State University before moving to California where he graduated from Stanford University. He co-founded the graphics-processor company Nvidia and serves as its president and CEO. As of 2008, Forbes listed him as the 61st highest paid CEO in a list of U.S. CEOs.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he spent several years living in Thailand until he was accidentally sent to Oneida Baptist Institute, a Christian boarding school in Kentucky. His uncle and aunt, recent immigrants to Tacoma, Washington, who spoke little English, unwittingly thought it was a prep school but soon learned otherwise.
After leaving Oneida Baptist Institute and moving to Oregon with his parents, Huang began playing table tennis at a club in downtown Portland and at age 15, he placed third...
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