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Jensen Huang’s Oregon story: Playing ping pong in Portland and waiting tables at Denny’s
Jensen Huang’s Oregon story: Playing ping pong in Portland and waiting tables at Denny’s
Jensen Huang’s Oregon story: Playing ping pong in Portland and waiting tables at Denny’s

Published on: 11/11/2026

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, at a state dinner at the White House in September. The couple met as engineering students at Oregon State University in the 1980s.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang began working at age 15, washing dishes and waiting tables at a Denny’s restaurant in the Portland area at age 15. He worked the graveyard shift and played competitive table tennis at the Paddle Palace downtown.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/11/jensen-huangs-oregon-story-playing-ping-pong-in-portland-and-waiting-tables-at-dennys.html

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