Board & Leadership

Board of directors

Tench Coxe Director

Tench Coxe is a former Managing Director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment firm, where he served from 1989 to 2020 and focused on investments in the IT sector. He has been an NVIDIA director since 1993 and serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees, bringing expertise in financial and transactional analysis and perspective on corporate strategy and emerging technology trends.

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Since 1993
John O. Dabiri Director

John O. Dabiri is the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and a recipient of the National Medal of Science and a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant." An NVIDIA director since 2020, he serves on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, contributing a versatile research background and cutting-edge engineering expertise.

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Since 2020
Jen-Hsun Huang Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jen-Hsun Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has served since its inception as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. Under his leadership NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing and invented the GPU in 1999, and he has been named the world's best CEO by Fortune, the Economist, and Brand Finance. He holds a B.S.E.E. from Oregon State University and an M.S.E.E. from Stanford University.

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Since 1993
Dawn Hudson Director

Dawn Hudson is the former Chief Marketing Officer of the National Football League (2014-2018) and former President and CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America. An NVIDIA director since 2013, she serves on the Compensation Committee and brings deep marketing, branding and senior operating experience across consumer and media businesses.

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Since 2013
Harvey C. Jones Director

Harvey C. Jones has been Managing Partner of Square Wave Ventures, a private family office, since 2004, and previously co-founded Daisy Systems and led Synopsys, Inc. as CEO and Executive Chairman. An NVIDIA director since 1993, he serves on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and brings an executive management background and deep understanding of semiconductor technologies.

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Since 1993
Melissa B. Lora Director

Melissa B. Lora served in several senior executive roles over a 31-year career at Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, including as President of Taco Bell International and Global Chief Financial and Development Officer. An NVIDIA director since 2023, she serves on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and also sits on the board of Conagra Brands, Inc.

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Since 2023
Stephen C. Neal Director

Stephen C. Neal is Chairman Emeritus and Senior Counsel of the law firm Cooley LLP, where he served as CEO from 2001 to 2008. An NVIDIA director since 2019, he serves as Lead Director and on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, bringing deep knowledge of corporate governance from advising numerous boards throughout his career.

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Since 2019

A. Brooke Seawell has been a Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates since 2005 and previously served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Synopsys, Inc. An NVIDIA director since 1997, he serves on the Audit Committee and the board of Tenable Holdings, and in 2024 was named by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the Top 100 directors in the nation.

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Since 1997
Aarti Shah Director

Aarti Shah worked at Eli Lilly and Company for 27 years until 2021, serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer. An NVIDIA director since 2020, she serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees and on the board of Sandoz Group AG, contributing expertise in information technology, data science and digital health.

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Since 2020
Mark A. Stevens Director

Mark A. Stevens has been Managing Partner of S-Cubed Capital, a private family office investment firm, since 2012, and was previously a Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital. An NVIDIA director since 2008 (having previously served 1993-2006), he serves on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and brings deep technology-industry and venture investing experience.

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Since 2008

Suzanne Nora Johnson was appointed to the NVIDIA Board of Directors effective July 13, 2026, and joins as a member of the Audit Committee, increasing the Board from ten to eleven members. Her appointment was disclosed in NVIDIA's Form 8-K filed May 8, 2026.

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Since 2026

Executive leadership

Colette M. Kress Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Colette M. Kress joined NVIDIA in 2013 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She previously served as Senior Vice President and CFO of the Business Technology and Operations Finance organization at Cisco Systems, and earlier held finance leadership roles at Microsoft and Texas Instruments. She holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.

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Since 2013
Ajay K. Puri Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations

Ajay K. Puri joined NVIDIA in 2005 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and became Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations in 2009. Prior to NVIDIA he spent 22 years at Sun Microsystems in sales, marketing and general management. NVIDIA disclosed in a July 2026 Form 8-K that he intends to retire from the role upon the start of his successor and will remain in a senior advisory capacity.

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Since 2009
Debora Shoquist Executive Vice President, Operations

Debora Shoquist joined NVIDIA in 2007 as Senior Vice President of Operations and became Executive Vice President of Operations in 2009. She previously served as EVP of Operations at JDS Uniphase and in senior operations roles at Coherent, Quantum Corp. and Hewlett-Packard. She holds B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University and Biology from Santa Clara University.

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Since 2009
Timothy S. Teter Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Timothy S. Teter joined NVIDIA in 2017 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and became Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in February 2018. Prior to NVIDIA he spent more than two decades at the law firm Cooley LLP litigating patent and technology matters. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

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Since 2018
Scott Gawel Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Scott Gawel was appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of NVIDIA effective May 4, 2026, serving as the Company's principal accounting officer, per NVIDIA's Form 8-K filed April 27, 2026. He joined from Intel Corporation, where he served as Corporate VP and CAO from 2022 to 2026, and previously held senior controller roles at Oracle Corporation.

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Since 2026
Nicholas Parker Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations

Nicholas Parker was appointed Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations of NVIDIA, effective upon the commencement of his employment anticipated on August 24, 2026, per NVIDIA's Form 8-K filed July 2, 2026. He joins after 26 years at Microsoft Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Microsoft's Worldwide Sales & Solutions organization.

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Since 2026

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