NVIDIA appointed Jones as the first chairman of the board, with over 30 years of experience in technology management and investment

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) today announced that Jensen Huang has resigned from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member effective immediately. Harvey C. Jones has been appointed as the company's first Chairman of the Board.

Jones has been the Managing Partner of the private investment firm Square Wave Ventures since 2004, with over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, high-tech business management, and venture capital. In 1981, he co-founded the computer-aided engineering company Daisy Systems and eventually served as the company's President and CEO until 1987.

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

Since the company's inception, Jones has served as Chairman of the Board of Tensilica until the company 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 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the NVIDIA Board of Directors in 1993.