SANTA CLARA, California – Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is stepping down, leaving the AI industry without its biggest champion and clouding the future of the chipmaker he built into an artificial intelligence powerhouse. Chief financial officer Colette Kress as Nvidia looks for a permanent su»»»

World World Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will take over as interim CEO. Jensen Huang, who co-founded Nvidia, will not remain on the board. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang looks on during the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California, US, Mar 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria) N»»»

Nvidia confirmed Thursday that its founding CEO Jensen Huang was stepping down following an affair with a suspected Chinese spy that raised national security concerns in the U.S. His exit will leave the AI industry without its biggest champion and clouding the future of the chipmaker he built into »»»