US EditionNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Awarded 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor, Technology's Most Prestigious Recognition
Jensen Huang receives IEEE's top honor and $2 million for pioneering the GPU and accelerating AI across industries, propelling NVIDIA to a $5 trillion market cap.
- On Jan. 7, 2026, IEEE in Piscataway, N.J., named Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, recipient of the 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor and its $2 million prize.
- Huang is being honored for a lifetime of visionary leadership and pioneering work in accelerated computing; under his guidance, NVIDIA invented the first GPU and topped $5 trillion market cap.
- NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform powers every industry and enables generative AI models like ChatGPT as well as AI factories and data centers, following Huang's recent honors including the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
- IEEE said it is proud to honor work that defines excellence and inspires the next generation of engineers and technologists, and Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE President, said the medal `represents the pinnacle of career achievement`.
- The medal places Huang among laureates like Vinton G. Cerf and Morris Chang, with IEEE noting his work empowers technologists globally and transforms daily life.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang wins 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization of more than 500,000 worldwide, dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, proudly announces that Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, has been named the recipient of the 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor, the organization's highest accolade, and its accompanying $2 million prize. Huang is being recognized for a lifetime of visionary lead…
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