NVIDIA executive team & leadership
NVIDIA's executive team includes 6 tracked leaders as of July 2026, led by Jensen Huang (Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
Leadership overview
NVIDIA has 6 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, day-to-day operations, legal (as of July 2026). Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.
Org chart
Employees by management level
EstimatedLeadership team
| Name | Title | Location | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Huang | Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer | Santa Clara, California | View → |
| Colette Kress | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Santa Clara, California | View → |
| Jay Puri | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations | Santa Clara, California | View → |
| Debora Shoquist | Executive Vice President, Operations | Santa Clara, California | View → |
| Tim Teter | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Santa Clara, California | View → |
| Chris A. Malachowsky | Founder and NVIDIA Fellow | Santa Clara, California | View → |
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Leadership roles at NVIDIA
Jensen Huang · full profile →
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has served as its president and CEO since inception. He led the invention of the GPU in 1999 and NVIDIA's transformation into a full-stack accelerated computing and AI company at the center of the modern data center and generative AI era.
Colette Kress · full profile →
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Colette Kress joined NVIDIA in 2013 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. She leads the company's global finance organization, including financial planning, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations and corporate development. She previously held senior finance leadership roles at Microsoft and Cisco.
Jay Puri · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
Jay Puri joined NVIDIA in 2005 as senior vice president of worldwide sales and became executive vice president of Worldwide Field Operations in 2009. He is responsible for NVIDIA's global business, covering sales, business development, partner alliances, solution architecture and engineering, program management and support services. Before NVIDIA he spent 22 years at Sun Microsystems, where he was senior vice president of the Asia-Pacific Group and president of Nihon Sun KK. He previously worked at Hewlett-Packard and Texas Instruments. He holds a BSEE from the University of Minnesota, an MSEE from Caltech and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Debora Shoquist · full profile →
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 runs the company's operations and supply chain functions, including manufacturing, foundry operations, supplier management, supply planning, logistics and quality systems, and she directed construction of NVIDIA's Santa Clara headquarters. Earlier she was executive vice president of operations at JDS Uniphase, senior vice president and general manager of the electro-optics division at Coherent, and president of Quantum's personal computer hard disk drive division. She spent 10 years at HP in engineering and manufacturing management roles. She holds a BS in electrical engineering from Kansas State University and a BS in biology from Santa Clara University.
Tim Teter · full profile →
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tim Teter joined NVIDIA in January 2017 and serves as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. Before NVIDIA he spent more than 20 years at law firm Cooley LLP, where he was a partner and focused on litigating patent and technology-related disputes. Prior to law school he worked as an engineer at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis.
Chris A. Malachowsky · full profile →
Founder and NVIDIA Fellow
Chris Malachowsky co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has more than 40 years of industry experience. As Founder and NVIDIA Fellow he sits on the executive staff, and his career at the company has spanned IT, operations and product engineering across all divisions, most recently overseeing NVIDIA Research. Before NVIDIA he held engineering and technical leadership roles at HP and Sun Microsystems. He holds nearly 40 patents in integrated-circuit design, a BSEE from the University of Florida and an MSCS from Santa Clara University, and was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in 2019.