Recently, as Jensen Huang officially stepped down from his roles as President, CEO, and Director of NVIDIA, a story buried for 18 years has once again caught the attention of netizens.
Netizens have unearthed a set of photos from 2008. Following the Wenchuan earthquake that year, Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shiyan School accepted 101 primary and secondary school students from the disaster-stricken areas of Sichuan. To help these children with their studies and daily lives, NVIDIA donated a "Love Computer Classroom" to the school. Jensen Huang, then CEO of NVIDIA, traveled specifically to Beijing to personally attend the donation event and visit the students from the disaster zone.
Photos circulating at the time show Jensen Huang wearing a red polo shirt, personally interacting with the children. In one photo, he is seen crouching down to place a red scarf on an elementary school student, wearing a warm smile. Another set of photos documents his participation in the donation ceremony for a computer lab alongside school representatives, as well as his visit to the classroom to observe the students' learning progress.
According to reports from that time, the Love Computer Classroom donated by NVIDIA to the school was equipped with 41 computers. Following the Wenchuan earthquake, NVIDIA and its employees had cumulatively donated over 4 million RMB. In addition to providing hardware, NVIDIA's Beijing employees planned to regularly offer computer skills training to teachers and students, helping children from the disaster area access computer technology and gain more learning opportunities.
Eighteen years have passed. The children who received help back then have long since grown up, and Jensen Huang, who personally participated in this charitable activity, is now facing a significant turning point in his career.
On November 12 local time, NVIDIA officially announced that Jensen Huang has resigned from his positions as President, CEO, and Director of the company, effective immediately. NVIDIA CFO Colette Kress will temporarily assume the role of CEO, while the board initiates the search for a new CEO. This marks a temporary end to Jensen Huang's 33-year tenure at the helm.
From a graphics chip company to a global AI chip giant, Jensen Huang has participated in and witnessed nearly every stage of NVIDIA's development. His departure is undoubtedly one of the most watched personnel changes in the tech industry recently.
Now, with the news of his resignation, the events of 2008 have been brought back into the spotlight by netizens, offering the public a glimpse into the side of this tech industry leader beyond his work. Compared to NVIDIA's market cap, AI chips, and business achievements, these photos spanning 18 years may be equally worth remembering.
