Jensen Huang has other plans that day, but Nvidia has already made efforts to curry favor with the president-elect.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is expected to miss the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, bucking a trend among high-profile US technology leaders.

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.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will reportedly won't attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20 that will take place in Washington DC. Nvidia ranks into world's most valuable company with a market value exceeding $3 trillion.

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.

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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.