Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but will instead be "on the road" celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.

The CEO also confirmed plans to attend similar celebrations in Beijing next week, as part of Nvidia’s efforts to engage with its workforce and partners across Asia.

Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) is expected to miss the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday, bucking a trend among high-profile US technology leaders. Huang is visiting East Asia this week, as he typically does around the time of the Lunar New Year, a person familiar with the situation said.

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang announced he will skip Donald Trump's inauguration to celebrate the Lunar New Year with employees. When questioned about his discussions with the Trump administration regarding U.

Huang skips inauguration for Lunar New Year as Nvidia grapples with new U.S. AI export restrictions under Biden.

Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) stock climbed over 3% in mid-day trading Friday after CEO Jensen Huang announced he would not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Instead, he plans to be “on the road” to celebrate the Lunar New Year with his employees and their families.