It's a big change at one of the biggest names in tech. Jensen Huang has stepped down as NVIDIA's chief executive, the company confirmed on 12 November 2026. For anyone who knows NVIDIA for GeForce graphics cards, gaming PCs or the AI chips powering enormous data centres, that's quite a headline.
Here's the news without the corporate jargon.
Who is running NVIDIA now?
Colette Kress, NVIDIA's long-serving chief financial officer, has been appointed interim CEO while the board looks for a permanent replacement. She remains CFO during the transition.
There's another change at the top: Harvey C. Jones has become the company's first chair of the board.
NVIDIA's official announcement, dated 12 November, confirms the leadership changes. It doesn't name a permanent successor or give a date for that decision.
Why this matters beyond the boardroom
NVIDIA isn't just the company behind a graphics card you might have your eye on. Its technology sits inside gaming PCs, creative workstations and the huge computing systems that help run modern AI services.
Huang helped build NVIDIA into a major force in all three worlds. So a change in leadership naturally raises questions about where the company heads next.
For now, though, NVIDIA says it expects its operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue. That's a statement of intent, not a guarantee about future products or prices.
If you're waiting for your next GPU upgrade, there's no announcement here that changes an existing GeForce launch date, driver or product specification.
What happens next?
The board says it's considering internal and external candidates for the permanent job. In the meantime, Kress is running the company.
NVIDIA is also due to report its fiscal 2027 third-quarter results on 17 November 2026. That earnings update should offer another look at the business, although it may not answer every leadership question.
The Jabba take
There's a lot to watch here, particularly with AI infrastructure growing so quickly. But one leadership announcement doesn't tell us what the next GeForce card will look like, when it will arrive or what it'll cost.
We'll be watching for confirmed product news, rather than trying to turn boardroom changes into GPU rumours.
Source: NVIDIA's 12 November 2026 leadership announcement.
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