Nvidia says Jensen Huang has resigned as president, CEO, and a board member, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO while the board searches for a successor.
Nvidia says Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive, and a member of the board, effective immediately. The board named chief financial officer Colette Kress interim chief executive. The announcement is dated November 12, 2026. The release does not give a reason for the resignation.
Kress keeps the finance job while she serves as interim CEO. Nvidia says she will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer until a permanent successor is named. The board is starting a search for a permanent chief executive and will consider internal and external candidates.
Kress has been Nvidia's CFO since September 2013. The company says she has led the finance organization through its growth. Before Nvidia, she spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft.
Harvey C. Jones is the board's first chair. Nvidia says the board appointed him as its first chair. It says he has been an entrepreneur, technology executive, and venture investor for more than 30 years, including as chief executive and executive chairman of Synopsys. Jones says the board has full confidence in Kress and the leadership team, and that it expects operations, customer commitments, and the product roadmap to continue without interruption.
Kress said she will build on the foundation Huang created. In the release she says that foundation was built over the last 33 years, and that the focus remains on customers, partners, developers, and shareholders. Nvidia says it will report third-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Tuesday, November 17, at approximately 1:20 p.m. Pacific time, which is 5:20 p.m. AST.
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