About

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.

Roles

Nvidia Corp.
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations · Current role
2009–present
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sales, marketing and general management positions · 22-year career prior to NVIDIA.
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Hewlett-Packard
Marketing, management and product development positions
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Fixed Compensation

FY FY2026
Base salary
$948,497
Fiscal yearFY2026 (52 weeks)
All other compensation
$49,840
Fiscal yearFY2026

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2026

Cash incentive

Variable Cash Plan (Non-Equity Incentive)
$1,300,000
MetricFiscal 2026 revenue and Non-GAAP Operating Income (Variable Cash Plan)
Target Opportunity
$650,000
Maximum$1,300,000
AchievementMaximum — results exceeded the Compensation Committee's pre-established Stretch Compensation Plan goals; NEOs earned the maximum payout

Stock awards

Stock awards
$2,967,631
FormSY PSU
Shares13,890 (target)
Grant date fair value$2,967,631
VestingIf Threshold met, 25% ~1-year after grant then 6.25% quarterly over 4 years
Stock awards
$3,575,991
FormMY PSU
Shares6,945 (target)
Grant date fair value$3,575,991
Vesting100% on ~3-year anniversary if Threshold 3-year relative TSR met
Stock awards
$5,935,368
FormRSU
Shares55,559
Grant date fair value$5,935,368
Vesting6.25% vests quarterly over 4 years from grant date

Also at Nvidia Corp.

Colleague
Tench Coxe
Director
Colleague
John O. Dabiri
Director
Colleague
Jen-Hsun Huang
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

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