# NVIDIA — Paths

> An engineer’s share grant meets the AI boom.

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Equity · 2021–2024

# NVIDIA

A job meets a wave.

An engineer joined NVIDIA in 2021. In a June 2024 interview, he reported $1.6 million in unvested shares after the AI surge.

- **The choice:** Develop skills and accept a role that includes equity.

- **The circumstances:** The timing and scale of demand for AI hardware.

- **A different position:** A salary-only worker does not hold the same company exposure.

## What this does not tell us

One reported account. Unvested shares are not cash, and other employees’ outcomes differ.

[Sources in the existing case ↗](https://paths.significanthobbies.com/luck/nvidia-ai-run/)

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