Jensen Huang says his mom taught him English without speaking it — and her mindset still shapes how he leads

• Jensen Huang credits his mother's approach to learning for shaping his leadership at Nvidia. • Huang learned English from his mother, who taught him using a dictionary despite not speaking the language. • Tech CEOs like Pavel Durov and Tony Xu also attribute their work ethic to their parents.

Jensen Huang says one of his key leadership lessons came from learning English from his mother.

In a talk with the Cambridge Union released on Wednesday, the Nvidia CEO shared how his mother encouraged him as a child. Her mindset stuck with him, and he said he reminds himself to take the same approach at his company.

"My mom taught me English, and she doesn't speak English," Huang said. "And that kind of tells you all."

Huang was born in Taiwan, and his family moved to Thailand before he and