NVIDIA Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
NVIDIA's CEO is Jensen Huang, appointed in Apr 1993, has a tenure of 32.42 years. total yearly compensation is $49.87M, comprised of 3% salary and 97% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.52% of the company’s shares, worth $149.51B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 16.7 years and 13 years respectively.
Key information
Jensen Huang
Chief executive officer
US$49.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 2.98% |
| CEO tenure | 32.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 3.5% |
| Management average tenure | 16.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 13yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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Mar 03CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$87b |
| Apr 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$77b |
| Jan 26 2025 | US$50m | US$1m | US$73b |
| Oct 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$63b |
| Jul 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$53b |
| Apr 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$43b |
| Jan 28 2024 | US$34m | US$997k | US$30b |
| Oct 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$19b |
| Jul 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jan 29 2023 | US$21m | US$997k | US$4b |
| Oct 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| May 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jan 30 2022 | US$24m | US$996k | US$10b |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Aug 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| May 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jan 31 2021 | US$19m | US$1m | US$4b |
| Oct 25 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jul 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Apr 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jan 26 2020 | US$11m | US$997k | US$3b |
| Oct 27 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jul 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Apr 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jan 27 2019 | US$14m | US$997k | US$4b |
Compensation vs Market: Jensen's total compensation ($USD49.87M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jensen's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jensen Huang (62 yo)
Mr. Jen-Hsun Huang, also known as Jensen, Co-founded NVIDIA Ltd. in 1993 and has been its Chief Executive Officer and President since 1993. Mr. Huang co-founded NVIDIA Corporation in April 1993 and has bee...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 32.4yrs | US$49.87m | 3.52% $ 149.5b | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 12yrs | US$21.36m | 0.022% $ 938.7m | |
| Executive Vice President of Operations | 16.7yrs | US$19.22m | 0.0094% $ 399.5m | |
| Executive VP | 8.7yrs | US$19.20m | 0.013% $ 539.3m | |
| Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations | 19.8yrs | US$21.59m | 0.019% $ 821.9m | |
| Co-Founder | 32.7yrs | US$320.00k | no data | |
| VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 6.3yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 68.8m | |
| Chief Scientist & Senior VP of Research | 16.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & Strategic Finance | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Systems Engineering & Application | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Group | 15.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: NVDA's management team is seasoned and experienced (16.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 32.4yrs | US$49.87m | 3.52% $ 149.5b | |
| Independent Director | 17yrs | US$343.83k | 0.15% $ 6.3b | |
| Independent Director | 27.8yrs | US$343.83k | 0.017% $ 706.3m | |
| Independent Director | 13.8yrs | US$343.83k | 0.00083% $ 35.3m | |
| Independent Director | 31.8yrs | US$343.83k | 0.031% $ 1.3b | |
| Independent Director | 12.2yrs | US$343.83k | 0.0015% $ 64.2m | |
| Independent Director | 32.3yrs | US$343.83k | 0.13% $ 5.3b | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$343.83k | 0.000020% $ 849.9k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.5yrs | US$343.83k | 0.00087% $ 37.0m | |
| Independent Director | 10.5yrs | US$343.83k | 0.00074% $ 31.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$343.83k | 0.000050% $ 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$343.83k | 0.000070% $ 3.0m |
Experienced Board: NVDA's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/09/17 19:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/07/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/01/26 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
NVIDIA Corporation is covered by 100 analysts. 57 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Qun Huang | ABCI Securities Company Limited |
| Warren Lau | Aletheia Analyst Network Limited |
| Brett Simpson | Arete Research Services LLP |