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Jensen Huang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
33 yr
12 reports
NVIDIA Corporation ·NVDA
Founder‑CEO with unusually long‑tenured functional lieutenants
Technology · Fortune #62 · Functional structure · 30K employees · Santa Clara, CA
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.5
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
15.3 yr
Avg tenure
↑ 1.3yr from FY2025
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2022 · period end 2022-01-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$26.9B
Operating income
$130.4B
Net income
$120.1B
Total assets
$206.8B
Shares out
24.30B
Sourced from NVIDIA Corporation 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 ↗ View on SEC
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Founder‑CEO Jensen Huang directly oversees a long‑tenured, functionally organized executive team with no COO layer. This page maps NVIDIA’s leadership structure, key executives, recent changes, and how its unusually stable top team compares with semiconductor peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Scott Gawel joined as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Appointed effective May 4, 2026, succeeding Donald Robertson.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate AI research, policy, and platform strategy across the company.
- Introduce COO Layer Add a COO role to consolidate operations and sales execution, reducing the CEO’s direct span.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Colette M. Kress
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
13 yr
3 reports
internal
Ajay K. Puri
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
Sales
20 yr
2 reports
internal
Debora Shoquist
Executive Vice President, Operations
Operations
16 yr
2 reports
Timothy S. Teter
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
10 yr
1 reports
Scott Gawel
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Finance
0 yr
1 reports
The businesses
How NVIDIA Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
2K employees
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Colette M. Kress)
Oversees financial reporting, capital allocation, accounting, and investor relations.
Worldwide Field Operations
6K employees
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations (Ajay K. Puri)
Manages global sales, customer relationships, and go‑to‑market execution.
Operations
4K employees
Executive Vice President, Operations (Debora Shoquist)
Leads supply chain, manufacturing operations, and procurement.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
NVIDIA is led by a founder‑CEO who has retained a tightly functional structure with exceptionally long‑tenured executive vice presidents.
Jensen Huang directly oversees finance, sales, operations, and legal without an intervening COO layer. This concentrates decision authority at the top and reflects NVIDIA’s culture of deep technical and strategic continuity.
The executive team shows remarkable stability: several EVPs have served well over a decade, enabling consistent execution across multiple technology cycles. Finance and operations are particularly centralized, with accounting, tax, and supply chain reporting through clear functional lines.
This structure supports NVIDIA’s rapid scaling in AI and data center markets by minimizing internal fragmentation while relying heavily on experienced leaders rather than divisional CEOs.
- Founder CEO since 1993
- No Chief Operating Officer role
The comparison
How NVIDIA Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers like AMD, Intel, and Broadcom, NVIDIA is more founder‑centric and functionally centralized. Many peers employ divisional or hybrid P&L leaders, while NVIDIA keeps major revenue engines under functional executives. This results in a flatter top structure and longer executive tenures than is …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
NVIDIA Corporation
3 levels
Advanced Micro Devices
5 levels
6 levels
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
NVIDIA Corporation — no COO — no CAIO
Advanced Micro Devices — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
NVIDIA appointed Scott Gawel as Chief Accounting Officer following Donald Robertson’s announced retirement in 2026.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2026
10-K filed 2026-02-25
- CEO
- Jensen Huang
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 15 yr
Leadership remained highly stable with the same core NEOs.
Named executive officers (5)
- Jensen Huang - President and CEO since 1993
- Colette M. Kress - EVP and CFO since 2013
- Ajay K. Puri - EVP, Worldwide Field Operations since 2005
- Debora Shoquist - EVP, Operations since 2008
- Timothy S. Teter - EVP, General Counsel since 2015
FY2025
10-K filed 2025-02-26
- CEO
- Jensen Huang
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 14 yr
No material executive turnover.
Named executive officers (1)
- Jensen Huang - President and CEO since 1993
FY2024
10-K filed 2024-02-28
- CEO
- Jensen Huang
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 13 yr
Founder‑led structure unchanged.
Named executive officers (1)
- Jensen Huang - President and CEO since 1993
Year-over-year changes
Core executive team remained stable, with only the CAO role transitioning.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 14 → 15 yr
- new Scott Gawel - Chief Accounting Officer (was Intel CAO) (8-K Apr 27, 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of NVIDIA Corporation?
Jensen Huang has served as President and CEO since co‑founding NVIDIA in 1993.
What type of organizational structure does NVIDIA use?
NVIDIA uses a predominantly functional organizational structure.
How many direct reports does NVIDIA's CEO have?
Jensen Huang has five primary direct reports in the executive team.
How has NVIDIA's leadership changed recently?
In 2026, NVIDIA appointed Scott Gawel as Chief Accounting Officer following Donald Robertson’s retirement announcement.
Does NVIDIA have a COO?
No. NVIDIA does not maintain a Chief Operating Officer role; operations report directly to the CEO through an EVP.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 27, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: NVIDIA Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: NVIDIA Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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