01 Jensen Huang

CEO

Nvidia

US $ 60.9BN Semiconductors / AI Hardware

Jensen co-founded Nvidia in 1993 , steering its evolution from a graphics chip maker to a pivotal force in AI computing . Born in Taiwan and educated at Oregon State and Stanford , he previously worked at LSI Logic and AMD . Under his guidance , Nvidia developed the graphics processing unit in 1999 and later expanded into data centres and automotive chips . The firm reached a US $ 3tn market value in 2024 , reflecting its central role in generative AI infrastructure .

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