Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang built his company into a $2 trillion empire on the back of powerful chips riding the gaming, cryptocurrency, and now, artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. But why is he still working? He has now spilled the beans in a new interview.
What Happened: The 61-year-old Huang has been running Nvidia for half his life now, after founding it 31 years ago in Delaware.
With a wealth of $81.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Huang is currently the 20th richest person in the world.
Huang could retire now and he wouldn't have to work another day in his life. However, the "Godfather of GPU" has shown no signs of slowing down.
During a recent interview at the TiECon 2024 conference, Huang revealed that the reason is quite simple when he was asked what continues to drive him.
After taking a snipe at ...