The Man Who Taught Chips to Imagine

Jensen Huang – CEO, NVIDIA

When Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993, his focus was clear: build processors that make graphics lifelike. What no one predicted was how far that vision would stretch. From powering video games to fueling generative AI, Huang has turned GPUs into the most important chips of the decade.

Under his leadership, NVIDIA transformed from a gaming darling into a supercomputing powerhouse. The same processors once used to render characters in Tomb Raider now train large language models, simulate weather, and accelerate breakthroughs in drug discovery. Huang’s knack for spotting the next frontier — from AI to autonomous cars — has kept NVIDIA at the center of every big technological leap.

What sets him apart is not just vision but bold execution. While rivals doubled down on CPUs, Huang bet everything on GPUs, and that gamble defined the modern AI era. Today, NVIDIA is worth more than Intel and AMD combined, and its chips are the backbone of the AI gold rush.

For India, and the world, Jensen Huang’s story is proof that semiconductors are not static components. In the right hands, they can become engines of imagination, reshaping industries and futures alike.