Nvidia Appoints Jones as First Board Chair, Bringing Over 30 Years of Tech Management and Investment Experience

Odaily: Nvidia (NVDA.O) announced today that Jensen Huang is stepping down as President, Chief Executive Officer, and board member, effective immediately. Harvey C. Jones has been appointed as the company's first Board Chair. Jones has served as Managing Partner of private investment firm Square Wave Ventures since 2004, bringing over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, high-tech enterprise management, and venture capital. In 1981, he co-founded computer-aided engineering company Daisy Systems, ultimately serving as its President and CEO until 1987.

From 1987 to 1998, he led major electronic design automation company Synopsys, serving as CEO for seven years and then as Executive Chairman. In 1997, Jones co-founded private technology IP company Tensilica, which specialized in developing and licensing high-performance embedded processor cores.

Jones served as Chairman of the Tensilica board from the company's founding until it was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 2013. Jones holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Georgetown University and a master's degree in Management from MIT. He joined Nvidia's board of directors in 1993. (Jinshi)