November 12, 2026 — NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

The Board has appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as Interim CEO. Kress will retain her existing responsibilities while leading the company until a permanent successor is named. The search will consider both internal and external candidates.
The Board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as NVIDIA’s first-ever Board Chair. Jones brings more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor, including service as CEO and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
Kress joined NVIDIA in September 2013 as Executive Vice President and CFO. She has led the company’s finance organization throughout a period of significant growth and transformation. Before joining NVIDIA, she spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies including Cisco and Microsoft.
Jones expressed confidence in Kress and the leadership team, citing her deep understanding of NVIDIA’s business, customers, operations and financial position. He said the Board expects company operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap to continue without interruption.
“NVIDIA’s strength has always come from its people,” Kress said. She pledged to work with the leadership team to build on the foundation Huang established over the past 33 years, advance the company’s accelerated computing and artificial intelligence initiatives, and maintain its focus on customers, partners, developers and shareholders.
The Board and company thanked Huang for his contributions to NVIDIA and the technology industry, recognizing his role in building the company into one of the world’s most influential technology businesses.
NVIDIA will release its third-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results as previously scheduled on Tuesday, November 17, at approximately 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time. Its earnings call will follow at 2 p.m. Pacific Time.