United StatesCo-founded it
Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has been its president and CEO since; most of his fortune is his stake of about 3% in the chip and AI computing company.
- Forbes estimate
- $192B
- Forbes, 15 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 7
- 15 Oct 2026
- Stake in Nvidia
- 3.3%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $190B
- Bloomberg, 9 Oct 2026
- Born
- 17 Feb 1963
- Taiwan
- Education
- Graduate degree
- BSEE, Oregon State University; MSEE, Stanford University
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Nvidia stock
Nvidia
semiconductors and AI computing, founded 1993
Bloomberg: 'about 3.3% of the company, in his own name and in family trusts, according to a March 2026 filing', excluding unvested RSUs. The run's 3.58% (870,604,104 shares) is not in the cited proxy excerpt
DEF 14A (proxy statement), as read by Bloomberg, 23 Mar 2026
Founder, president and CEO, and director
Where Jensen stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Jensen Huang is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Graduate degree
Graduate degree 24
Bachelor's degree 27
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Runs the company
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 17 Feb 1963Taiwan
- Citizenship
- United States
- Lives in
- Los Altos, California, United States
- Education
- Graduate degreeBSEE, Oregon State University; MSEE, Stanford University
- Parents
- His father was a chemical engineer and his mother taught grade school
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyFounder, president and CEO of Nvidia
- Successor
- None named
- Public office
- Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 2026-
- Legal record
- None found
