Meet Taylor Swift of tech: From washing dishes to running Nvidia

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is called the Taylor Swift of tech because the 61-year-old tech leader almost enjoys the same fandom as the 34-year-old American sensation. (Photo/Agencies)

Huang has a rags-to-riches tale. He was born in Taiwan but was sent to the US when he was a kid. His father was a chemical engineer at a US air conditioner manufacturer. (Photo/Agencies)

Jensen Huang is an electrical engineer whose Nvidia surged past $3tn briefly overtaking Apple as the world's second-most valuable company, before pulling out. (Photo/Agencies)

Jensen Huang worked at Denny's as a dishwasher first and then as a waiter. In 1993, he and two friends chip designers Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, 'brainstormed and fantasised' about going into business together and eventually used $40,000 of their own money to start a company now worth a staggering $3.34 trillion. (Photo/Agencies)

The name Nvidia was Huang's idea. It came from the word invidia, the Latin word for envy. (Photo/Agencies)

In 2016, Nvidia made the decision to refocus on artificial intelligence. It was a strategic move that transformed the company. (Photo/Agencies)

After years of working in silence, Huang is now enjoying the adulation. According to Forbes, he is the 14th richest person in the world with a net worth of around $106 billion. (Photo/Agencies)

At the peak of adulation, Huang is rarely seen without his leather jackets which he says his wife and daughter turned into his signature style. (Photo/Agencies)