Who is Harvey Jones, Nvidia's first-ever board chair?
NVDA•Nvidia named Harvey Jones its first-ever board chair after Jensen Huang resigned as the company's CEO. Jones has served on Nvidia's board since 1993 and has held leadership roles at Synopsys, Daisy Systems and Tensilica.
1. Nvidia board chair
Nvidia named Harvey Jones its first-ever board chair after Jensen Huang resigned as the company's CEO. Jones has served on Nvidia's board since 1993, before the chipmaker went public, and sits on its audit and nominating and corporate governance committees.
2. Technology leadership
Jones joined Synopsys as president and CEO in 1987, led the company for about seven years and took it public in 1992 before becoming executive chairman. He co-founded Daisy Systems in 1981 and Tensilica in 1997; he chaired Tensilica until its acquisition by Cadence Design Systems in 2013.
3. Education and investing
Jones holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from Georgetown University and a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been managing partner at private investment firm Square Wave Ventures since 2004.
