Despite Nvidia’s soaring stock value and a market capitalization exceeding $4 trillion, many of its executives, including vice presidents, travel in economy class and do not have personal assistants, according to a post by Vladimir Troy, vice president of AI infrastructure at the company. Troy shared the insight on LinkedIn, highlighting the company’s “one team” culture as a core reason for the lack of luxury perks at the executive level. “No special treatment; everyone equal to focus on the mission and do their life’s work,” Troy wrote, emphasizing that all employees, regardless of rank, are expected to maintain a shared focus on innovation and execution. He also noted that Nvidia VPs do not have executive assistants, a practice that reflects the company’s flat organizational structure and emphasis on collaboration over hierarchy. However, exceptions exist. According to internal company lists and public profiles, some senior leaders do have executive assistants. Edie Fischer, who serves as chief executive assistant, reports directly to CEO Jensen Huang. Similarly, chief information officer Sonu Nayyar has an assistant, as noted in company blog posts. LinkedIn profiles also indicate that executive assistants support key figures such as Xinzhou Wu, head of automotive; Jay Puri, executive vice president of worldwide field operations; Donald Robertson, VP of finance and chief accounting officer; and Jaap Zuiderveld, VP of EMEA. The contrast in benefits underscores a nuanced reality at Nvidia: while the company’s top leadership enjoys certain privileges, the broader executive team operates with a high degree of parity. For instance, CEO Jensen Huang is known to occasionally travel on private jets, a common practice among top tech leaders. In comparison, Salesforce has capped CEO Marc Benioff’s private jet and security spending at $4.6 million for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, while Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg leases a private jet to the company for shared use. Google also allowed personal use of company aircraft for top executives in 2024, and Oracle permits its co-CEOs, Larry Ellison and Safra Catz, to use company planes for personal travel in fiscal 2025—though the company’s policy for other employees limits airfare to economy class. A former Nvidia VP told Business Insider that the company’s structure is intentional, designed to minimize bureaucracy and encourage learning and hands-on contribution. “Huang’s general mentality is you should always be learning and if you can help, you should,” the former executive said, adding that the lack of formal hierarchy is not a sign of disrespect, but a strategic choice to keep the organization agile and mission-driven. The culture of equality at Nvidia continues to draw attention as the company remains at the forefront of the AI revolution, where talent and innovation are paramount. While some executives enjoy perks, the broader ethos of shared responsibility and modesty persists across much of the leadership team.