Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO; Colette Kress Named Interim Chief
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November 12, 2026
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U.S. chipmaker Nvidia announced November 12 that Jensen Huang had resigned as president, chief executive officer and a member of its board, effective immediately. The board appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO. She will retain her CFO responsibilities until a permanent successor is named.
The board said it was beginning a search for a permanent chief executive and would consider both internal and external candidates. The leadership announcement did not give a reason for Huang’s resignation or a deadline for choosing his successor.
Finance chief takes interim role; Harvey Jones named board chair
Kress has led Nvidia’s finance organization as executive vice president and CFO since joining the company in September 2013. Nvidia said she previously spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies including Cisco and Microsoft.
The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever chair. According to Nvidia, Jones has spent more than 30 years as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor, including serving as CEO and executive chairman of Synopsys.
Jones expressed the board’s confidence in Kress and the leadership team, citing her understanding of Nvidia’s business, customers, operations and financial position. He said the board expected operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap to continue without interruption. Those were the board’s stated expectations; the announcement did not include changes to individual product schedules.
Kress said she intended to build on the foundation Huang had created over the past 33 years. She said the company would continue its work in accelerated computing and artificial intelligence while focusing on customers, partners, developers and shareholders.
Separate board investigation; earnings due November 17
In a separate November 10 statement, Nvidia’s independent directors said they had retained former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim and his firm, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, to conduct an independent investigation. That brief statement did not specify the subject of the investigation. The November 12 CEO announcement did not explain any relationship between the investigation and the resignation.
Nvidia said it would report third-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results as previously scheduled on November 17 at approximately 1:20 p.m. Pacific time, or 4:20 p.m. Eastern. Its earnings call is scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific, or 5 p.m. Eastern, the same day.