Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
NVIDIA announced that its CEO, Jensen Huang, will step down from his position on Thursday after 33 years at the helm, during which he helped transform the company into a giant with a market value exceeding $4 trillion and became one of the major beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom. 
The company appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO, in a leadership transition that comes amid the fallout from an investigation into Huang’s personal relationships and concerns related to national security.
Harvey Jones, the former CEO of Synopsys, was also appointed as NVIDIA’s first-ever chairman of the board.
Huang, 63, is also leaving the board, despite holding a stake of about 3.61% in the company, making him its fourth-largest shareholder, according to Reuters.
The implications of his departure extend beyond NVIDIA’s future; they may also affect US chip export policy, in light of Huang’s efforts to maintain the company’s presence in the Chinese market and his close ties with US President Donald Trump.
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
NVIDIA announced that its CEO, Jensen Huang, will step down from his position on Thursday after 33 years at the helm, during which he helped transform the company into a giant with a market value exceeding $4 trillion and became one of the major beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom.
The company appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO, in a leadership transition that comes amid the fallout from an investigation into Huang’s personal relationships and concerns related to national security.
Harvey Jones, the former CEO of Synopsys, was also appointed as NVIDIA’s first-ever chairman of the board.
Huang, 63, is also leaving the board, despite holding a stake of about 3.61% in the company, making him its fourth-largest shareholder, according to Reuters.
The implications of his departure extend beyond NVIDIA’s future; they may also affect US chip export policy, in light of Huang’s efforts to maintain the company’s presence in the Chinese market and his close ties with US President Donald Trump.
