Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO; Colette Kress named interim chief

Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive and board member of Nvidia, effective immediately. The board accepted his resignation on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, according to a filing the company made Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A co-founder of the company, Huang had led it for 33 years, turning it into one of the main suppliers of chips for artificial intelligence.

Colette Kress steps in

Chief financial officer Colette Kress, 59, becomes interim chief executive. She keeps her finance role until a permanent successor is named. The board has begun a search and will consider internal and external candidates. Kress joined Nvidia in 2013 after nearly 25 years at Cisco and Microsoft.

"Our focus remains on serving our customers, partners, developers and shareholders," she said, pledging to build on the foundation Huang created.

A first board chair

The board also named Harvey C. Jones, 73, a director since 1993, as chair of the board, a first for the company. He said operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap will continue without interruption.

Nvidia gave no reason for its chief's departure. It comes days after Huang acknowledged a relationship with a woman suspected of working for Beijing, a matter the board had opened an investigation into.

The company is keeping its third-quarter results on schedule for Tuesday, November 17.