Who is Nvidia interim CEO Colette Kress?
NVDA•Nvidia finance chief Colette Kress is set to take over as interim CEO from Jensen Huang. She has been Nvidia's CFO since 2013, and the company's revenue rose from $4.13 billion that fiscal year to $215.9 billion in fiscal 2026.
1. Nvidia tenure
Kress joined Nvidia in September 2013 as executive vice president and chief financial officer and has held the post since, appearing alongside Jensen Huang on quarterly earnings calls. Nvidia's revenue was $4.13 billion in the fiscal year she joined and $215.9 billion in fiscal 2026.
2. Earlier career
Before Nvidia, Kress spent eight years in finance roles at Texas Instruments and worked at Microsoft from 1997 to 2010, becoming CFO of its Server and Tools division in 2006. She moved to Cisco in 2010 as senior vice president and CFO of its Business Technology and Operations Finance organization, then left for Nvidia in 2013. She holds a finance bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
3. Pay and wealth
Nvidia executive officers are employed at will and have no individual employment, severance or change-in-control agreements, according to the company's proxy statement. Kress' pay includes restricted stock units, including a March 2026 award that vests over four years. Forbes ranked her No. 32 on its 2026 list of America's richest self-made women; her Nvidia shares were valued at roughly $750 million as of Wednesday's close.
