NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang resigns; Colette Kress named interim CEO

The resignation of NVIDIA co-founder, CEO and president Jensen Huang was announced on 12 November 2026. According to The Verge, the board accepted Huang’s departure as CEO, president and board member, with the decision taking effect immediately. The company’s CFO, Colette Kress, was appointed interim CEO as the board began its search for a permanent executive. News outlets have reported the resignation as following relationship allegations about Huang that surfaced in the press. These are reports featured in the news and should not be treated as independently verified facts.

How will the interim leadership take shape?

Kress will serve as interim CEO alongside her CFO position and other current responsibilities. Candidates from both inside and outside NVIDIA are reportedly being considered for the permanent appointment. The board has not yet announced who the new CEO will be or when the search will conclude.

News reports also said the board appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first board chair. The Decoder reports that the company said operations would continue without disruption during the leadership transition. This is a statement about the company’s current operations; it does not, on its own, show how the leadership change will play out over the longer term.

What is behind the resignation?

The Verge and other publications have linked the decision to two relationship allegations involving Huang. One was alleged to involve an executive at NVIDIA who reported directly to Huang; the other, a person suspected of having ties to Chinese state intelligence activities. These should be treated as information reported by news outlets, not presented here as confirmed reasons. The distinction between reports that the board accepted the resignation and the allegations should also be maintained.

The Verge notes that Huang’s own words were not included in the board’s statement. The same report quotes Kress’s commitment to continuing NVIDIA’s work and serving its customers. The search for a permanent CEO is expected to continue, but no new decision has been announced about how the leadership change might affect product or technical strategy.

What should architecture and archviz teams watch?

For architecture firms, interior designers and visualization teams that rely on NVIDIA hardware and software, no direct workflow changes have been announced so far. The sources report no new changes to product roadmaps, hardware access, software support or licensing terms. As a result, the CEO change alone does not provide a concrete reason to alter existing rendering infrastructure or hardware choices.

Teams can watch for the announcement of a permanent CEO and any future statements from the new leadership about customers, developers and product policies. However, the sources report no confirmed changes on these fronts. Until the company makes a new announcement, basing purchasing and workflow decisions on current technical requirements and compatibility would be the more cautious approach.

What information is still awaited?

No date has been announced for the permanent CEO appointment. Reports say Kress will remain in the interim role while the board considers internal and external candidates. 80 Level also reports that NVIDIA will announce its third-quarter fiscal results on 17 November. That date is a point to watch for new information about the company’s operations, but the sources do not indicate that the announcement will conclude the CEO search. For 3D production teams, the key issue will be whether concrete changes to product, support or access policies are announced in the coming period.