Jensen Huang Steps Down: 33 Years, Suddenly Ended Here On November 12th, Nvidia announced that Jensen Huang had resigned as president, CEO, and board member. Colette Kress was appointed interim CEO, continuing as CFO. I was quite surprised to see this news. I always think of his experiences when he was nine years old. His parents sent him and his brother to the United States, where he boarded at Oneida in Kentucky. The school required children to do chores, and being young, he was responsible for cleaning the toilets. Later, he worked at Denny's, starting with washing dishes and clearing tables, eventually becoming a waiter. The man who stood on stage talking about the future of AI did indeed do these jobs. At 16, he entered Oregon State University to study electrical engineering, where he met Lori in class. He later recalled in an interview that one Christmas after his engagement, a car accident wrecked his new Supra. These fragments of his life, and that iconic leather jacket he later wore, always seem so distant to me. Early in his career, he worked at AMD, then LSI Logic; in 1992, he earned his master's degree from Stanford. In 1993, he co-founded Nvidia with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, betting on the future of 3D graphics. A few years later, the chip development path ran into problems, and the company nearly went under. He admitted his misjudgment to Sega, whose support bought them time for transformation, and the RIVA 128 subsequently helped the company out of the crisis. In 2006, Nvidia launched the CUDA architecture, allowing GPUs to move beyond the graphics field and into broader parallel computing. At that time, it was hard to imagine that this platform, designed for programmers and researchers, would become a crucial foundation for the AI boom years later. In 2012, AlexNet achieved a breakthrough using GPU training, and a new era of computing began to emerge. Then, this autumn. On November 8th, Jensen Huang publicly admitted to infidelity to his wife and apologized to his family and colleagues. On the 11th, the board accepted his resignation, effective immediately; the official announcement was made on the 12th. The dates are based on US documents, and the handover announcement did not specify the exact reasons for his resignation. I still remember my feelings after watching his interview on "Boss Talk" years ago. He spoke of the moon landing and lofty goals. Recalling it from memory, what touched me most was his statement that in pursuing a career, one should strive towards what one believes to be the greatest goal. This is my recollection, not a verbatim quote, but that spirit has remained within me. 33 years, from almost collapsing to standing at the center of AI computing power. What he accomplished has transformed the industry. Looking back on this chapter, it still evokes a sense of感慨 (a mix of emotions, including nostalgia and reflection). Nvidia will release its earnings report as scheduled on November 17th. The company's journey continues. This time, the leader has changed.