GoKawiilFormer Nvidia adviser claims $1 billion in unvested stock over 1996 vesting dispute
Eric Gullichsen, who served on Nvidia's Technical Advisory Board from 1993 to 1996, says he was granted 25,000 stock options but only 15,625 vested before he left, due to a discrepancy over whether his options were meant to vest quarterly or annually. He argues that after 30 years of stock splits, the missing 9,375 options would now be worth roughly $1 billion, and he is disputing Nvidia's account of the vesting terms.