Colette Kress

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nvidia

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Colette Kress has been NVIDIA’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013. Before NVIDIA she was a finance leader at Cisco, at Microsoft, where she was CFO of the Server and Tools division, and at Texas Instruments. In the second quarter of fiscal 2027 NVIDIA returned about $26.0 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. Nvidia ranked No. 16 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NVIDIA since 2013.
• Senior Vice President and CFO, Business Technology and Operations Finance at Cisco, 2010 to 2013.
• CFO of Microsoft’s Server and Tools division, 2006 to 2010.
• Eight years in finance at Texas Instruments.

Professional Journey

Kress earned a Bachelor of Science in finance at the University of Arizona and an MBA at Southern Methodist University. She spent eight years in finance positions at Texas Instruments, then joined Microsoft in 1997, where from 2006 she was Chief Financial Officer of the Server and Tools division.

In 2010 she became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco’s Business Technology and Operations Finance organisation, responsible for financial strategy, planning, reporting and business development. She joined NVIDIA as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2013.

Education

University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science, Finance

Southern Methodist University

MBA