Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jezz Bezos 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. Reuters reports that when asked about his attendance, Jensen Huang said he would instead be celebrating the Lunar New Year “on the road” with employees and their families.

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 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 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.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday he will not be going to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — opting not to join several of his fellow tech titans slated to fly in to Washington, DC. Instead,