Nvidia announced on November 12 that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board, effective immediately. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress is now interim CEO, and the board has started a search for a permanent chief executive. Nvidia’s release does not give a reason for the resignation.
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What Nvidia’s announcement says
The news comes from a press release on Nvidia’s newsroom, issued by the company’s board of directors. These are the points it makes:
- Huang resigned as President, CEO and board member, effective immediately.
- Kress, Nvidia’s Executive Vice President and CFO since September 2013, has agreed to serve as interim CEO. She keeps the CFO role until a permanent successor is named.
- The board “is initiating a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and will consider internal and external candidates.”
- Harvey C. Jones has been appointed the board’s first-ever Chair. Nvidia describes him as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor with more than 30 years of experience, including time as CEO and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
- Nvidia will still report its third-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Tuesday, November 17, at about 1:20 p.m. PT (21:20 UTC), with its earnings call at 2 p.m. PT, “as previously scheduled.”
Nvidia's release says nothing about GeForce or RTX products. AI-generated illustration
What Jones and Kress said
Jones is quoted as saying the board has “full confidence in Colette and the leadership team,” and that “we expect the company’s operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption.”
Kress said she is “committed to building on the extraordinary foundation Jensen created over the last 33 years,” and that the company will keep advancing its work in accelerated computing and AI. The release also thanks Huang for his “immeasurable contributions to the company and the industry.”
Why Huang left: what Nvidia has not said
The release contains no explanation for the resignation, and it does not mention the board investigation announced earlier this week. Nvidia said on November 8 that it was starting an independent investigation concerning Huang after press reporting, and on November 10 the independent directors said they had retained Joon H. Kim, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to carry it out. Our November 9 report on the board’s probe covers what Nvidia’s statement said at that time.
Nvidia has not said whether the two events are connected, and we are not drawing that link for it. We are also leaving out outlet reporting on the underlying allegations, which Nvidia has not confirmed.
What it means for GeForce and PC gamers
Nvidia’s release does not mention GeForce, RTX graphics cards, drivers or any gaming product. The only statement about the business is Jones’s expectation that operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap continue without interruption. Anything beyond that, including effects on RTX pricing or release plans, would be speculation, and no official source has addressed it.
Nvidia's third-quarter results are still set for November 17. AI-generated illustration
What to watch next
| Item | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Huang’s resignation as President, CEO and director | Effective immediately | Nvidia newsroom |
| Interim CEO | Colette Kress, who stays CFO | Nvidia newsroom |
| Board Chair | Harvey C. Jones (first-ever Chair) | Nvidia newsroom |
| Permanent CEO | Search under way, internal and external candidates | Nvidia newsroom |
| Q3 FY2027 earnings | Nov 17, about 1:20 p.m. PT, call at 2 p.m. PT | Nvidia newsroom |
| Reason for the resignation | Not stated by Nvidia | – |
The next scheduled Nvidia event is the November 17 earnings report and call. Nvidia has not said whether it will address the leadership change beyond the release. We will update this story if Nvidia names a permanent CEO or comments on the reason for the change. For wider PC hardware news, see our Steam Machine price and specs breakdown or follow the live gaming news page.
Sources: NVIDIA Newsroom, NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition (Nov 12); Statement From the Independent Members of the NVIDIA Board (Nov 10). Checked 15:40 UTC, November 12, 2026.
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