Who is Nvidia's new CEO Colette Kress's husband David Kress? Jensen Huang hired her in 2013; she now takes charge after his resignation

As Jensen Huang steps down from his position of Nvidia CEO, the company's chief financial officer, Colette Kress, has taken over as interim CEO. According to reports the longtime finance executive, who joined the chip maker in September 2013, had been among the top candidates being considered for the post of interim CEO after the explosive revelation about Huang's affair.

Kress' career has been mostly in the technology industry, but her husband David Kress also has spent decades working at one of the world’s biggest technology companies, Microsoft.

Who is David Kress, Colette Kress’s husband?

David Kress is a former Microsoft executive who served there for some 30 years. He joined Microsoft in 1987, rising through the ranks from the mailroom to senior positions in business operations and marketing.


He eventually retired as senior business operations manager for worldwide enterprise marketing. His career is somewhat similar to that of his wife, who also worked her way up through senior finance roles at big tech companies.

The couple met while working in the tech industry in Silicon Valley. Even though they are in two high-profile corporate careers, they have managed to keep their private lives away from the public eye.

The couple has two sons, David Kress Jr. and Matthew Kress. Both grew up in California, developing an interest in sports and technology.

Colette Kress Career History At Nvidia

Kress joined the company in September 2013 after almost 25 years in finance roles across the technology sector, according to Nvidia’s official executive profile.

Prior to Nvidia, she spent three years as senior vise president and CFO of the Business Technology and Operations Finance organization at Cisco. She also spent 13 years at Microsoft, including four as CFO of its Server and Tools division. She also held finance positions with Texas Instruments.

Kress earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Why Colette Kress got Nvidia’s top position

Reports that Nvidia was looking at other leadership options had put Kress in the discussion about who might take over after him. According to reports, citing Bloomberg, the company had worked with an external firm to identify potential replacements, with Kress being considered for an interim position.

Replacing Huang would be a big decision, given his role in helping to make Nvidia the world’s leading force in AI chips. But Kress has experience of running the company’s finances through its extraordinary growth, which made her a top internal contender even before Huang had officially resigned.