Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA's chief executive. The company's board said on 12 November 2026 that he stepped down from his roles as President and CEO and also left the board, with immediate effect. Colette Kress, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has agreed to act as Interim CEO and will hold her CFO post too until a permanent successor is named.
The board is starting a search for a permanent CEO and says it will consider internal and external candidates.
The change puts the company's finance chief in charge of day-to-day leadership. Board Chair Harvey Jones said 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 her focus remains on customers, partners, developers and shareholders.
NVIDIA did not give a reason for Huang's resignation.
Kress joined NVIDIA in September 2013 and has been CFO since. Before that, NVIDIA says, she worked in finance at technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft, for nearly 25 years.
The board also created the role of Chair of the Board for the first time and gave it to Harvey C. Jones. NVIDIA describes him as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor for over 30 years, who previously served as CEO and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
The company's third-quarter fiscal 2027 results are still due on Tuesday, 17 November, with the release at approximately 1:20 p.m. PT and the earnings call at 2 p.m. PT. NVIDIA has not given a timeline for naming a permanent CEO.
Key facts
| Company | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2026-11-12 |
| Available | Not announced |
| Price | Not announced |
| Interim CEO | Colette Kress |
| Board Chair | Harvey C. Jones |
| Earnings report | 17 November, about 1:20 p.m. PT |