Jensen Huang was the driving force at Nvidia, with 60 direct reports and no clear succession plan. Tripp Mickle, one of our technology reporters, examines Mr. Huang’s central role in the company and the artificial intelligence industry.
By Tripp Mickle, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, Shawn Paik, Nikolay Nikolov, James Surdam, Rafaela Balster, June Kim and Mark Oltmanns
November 13, 2026
Jensen Huang was the driving force at Nvidia, with 60 direct reports and no clear succession plan. Tripp Mickle, one of our technology reporters, examines Mr. Huang’s central role in the company and the artificial intelligence industry.
By Tripp Mickle, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, Shawn Paik, Nikolay Nikolov, James Surdam, Rafaela Balster, June Kim and Mark Oltmanns
November 13, 2026
