Colette Kress
Nvidia interim CEO and chief financial officer
Colette Kress’s social media accounts
Social
About Colette Kress
Colette Kress is the interim chief executive officer of Nvidia, alongside her continuing roles as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). She was appointed on 12 November 2026 following Jensen Huang's resignation.
Interim CEO appointment
Nvidia's 12 November 2026 announcement says Kress will lead the company while its board searches for a permanent chief executive, considering internal and external candidates. Her appointment is interim; she retains responsibility for finance.
The same announcement named Harvey C. Jones as Nvidia’s first board chair.
Finance career
Kress joined Nvidia as executive vice president and CFO in September 2013. She previously led business technology and operations finance at Cisco. Before that, she spent 13 years at Microsoft, including four as CFO of its Server and Tools division.
Her official Nvidia biography records a bachelor's degree in finance and an MBA.
1 external identifier
Something wrong with this entry? Report it · How corrections work
Last updated Handles last checked How we check