Nvidia Co-Founder Curtis Priem: Career, Philanthropy and Estimated Net Worth

Curtis R. Priem is an American electrical engineer who co-founded Nvidia with Jensen Huang and Chris Malachowsky in 1993. He served as the company’s chief technology officer until leaving in 2003, then sold his shares by 2006. Before Nvidia, he worked at Vermont Microsystems and Sun Microsystems on graphics technology. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrical engineering in 1982. Priem has supported Rensselaer through major donations, including a reported $40 million unrestricted gift in 2004. The university named its Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center after him. He has also served as a trustee and became vice chair of the board in 2024. A Forbes estimate placed Priem’s net worth at about $30 million in November 2023. That figure is an estimate, and his wealth would have been far higher had he retained his Nvidia shares.

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