By Merlin's Beard! Nvidia CEO Gets a Raise Fit for a Dragon (Almost)

Ten Years? Blimey Even Gringotts Pays More Regularly!

Right gather 'round you lot! Seems even Muggles are getting a bit of a shake up in the ol' money department. This bloke Jensen Huang head honcho at a place called Nvidia has finally had a raise after a whole decade! Ten years! That's longer than I spent dodging Voldemort and believe me that felt like an eternity. Apparently his base salary jumped to $1.5 million. I reckon even Ron Weasley would be impressed and he once got excited over a handful of Knuts.

Variable Cash? Sounds Like Something Fred and George Would Cook Up

And it gets better! His 'variable cash' – sounds like some concoction Fred and George would brew in their joke shop – went up by a million dollars! I bet he could buy the entire stock of Dungbombs with that kind of money. Stock awards grew as well bringing his total pay to nearly $50 million. I’m starting to think I should've invested in Nvidia instead of trusting Gilderoy Lockhart's investment advice back in the day.

Equity? More Like 'Every Galleon in the Pot'

The official reason for the raise? Something about 'internal pay equity.' Honestly that sounds like a spell Professor Flitwick would teach. But essentially it means they felt he deserved more because other bigwigs were making bank. Well duh! He's practically the wizard behind the curtain for all these new AI doohickeys. 'He who must not be underpaid,' perhaps?

GPUs: The New Golden Snitch of the Tech World

Nvidia as it turns out is swimming in more gold than Gringotts these days. Apparently their 'graphics processing units' – or GPUs as the hip wizards call them – are powering all the fancy artificial intelligence thingamajigs. Revenue jumped 114%! That's a bigger jump than when Neville Longbottom finally managed to levitate Trevor the toad. And their stock? Up ninefold! I reckon even Hermione would be impressed with those figures.

A Stake Worth More Than the Entire Hogwarts Express

Huang's personal stake in Nvidia is worth about $94 billion. I had to read that number twice even with Hermione double checking it. That's enough to buy Hogwarts Hogsmeade and probably the entire Ministry of Magic! I bet even Lucius Malfoy would be envious of that kind of wealth. Though hopefully he wouldn't try to use it for you know dark arts y things.

Security Fit for the Boy Who Lived (And a Fancy Driver)

Now here's where it gets interesting. Part of Huang's pay included a few million for 'residential security and consultation fees.' Sounds like he needs a bit of extra protection eh? Maybe he's worried about being ambushed by disgruntled tech rivals instead of Death Eaters. Google's CEO is also getting a pretty penny for security. I suppose when you're running these massive companies you need more than just a simple 'Protego' charm. And a fancy driver too. I bet he doesn't have to deal with any Knight Bus shenanigans.