If the rags-to-riches story feels a little, well, tattered, Nvidia’s CEO hasn’t noticed. One of the richest people in the world, Jensen Huang is not afraid to touch on his origins when speaking about his ascent in the tech world.
“I had all kinds of jobs and we went to a school that included a lot of chores,” Huang said last spring in fireside chat with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison. His parents “‘weren’t wealthy,” Huang noted, and both their influence alongside his Kentucky boarding school instilled in him the value of hard work.
