Who is the Founder and NVIDIA Fellow of NVIDIA?

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Chris A. Malachowsky is the Founder and NVIDIA Fellow of NVIDIA, reporting to Jensen Huang. 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. Chris is based out of Santa Clara, California. Chris is one of 6 tracked leaders at the company.

Chris A. Malachowsky profile

CAChris A. Malachowsky
Chris A. Malachowsky
Founder and NVIDIA Fellow, NVIDIA
Santa Clara, California

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.

Reports to
Jensen Huang
Email
••••@nvidia.com

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Other leaders at NVIDIA

LeaderEmailProfile
JHJensen HuangJensen HuangFounder, President and Chief Executive Officer ••••@nvidia.com
CKColette KressColette KressExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ••••@nvidia.com
JPJay PuriJay PuriExecutive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations ••••@nvidia.com
DSDebora ShoquistDebora ShoquistExecutive Vice President, Operations ••••@nvidia.com
TTTim TeterTim TeterExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary ••••@nvidia.com

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Who is Chris A. Malachowsky?

Chris A. Malachowsky is the Founder and NVIDIA Fellow of NVIDIA (as of September 2026). You can see their background and career history above.

What is Chris A. Malachowsky's background?

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.

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Who does Chris A. Malachowsky report to?

Chris A. Malachowsky reports to Jensen Huang. See the full org chart on the NVIDIA executives page.