Colette Kress Career Timeline
Colette Kress joined Microsoft in 1997, Cisco in 2010 and Nvidia in 2013, and became interim CEO on 12 November 2026 13.
Before 1997: Texas Instruments
Kress began in finance at Texas Instruments, where she spent eight years before moving to Microsoft 1.
- 1997 · ROLEJoins Microsoft after about eight years in finance at Texas Instruments
- 2006 · ROLEBecomes CFO of Microsoft's Server and Tools division
- 2010 · ROLEJoins Cisco as senior vice president and CFO of Business Technology and Operations Finance
- 2013 · ROLEJoins Nvidia in September as executive vice president and CFO
- 2026 · MILESTONEForbes ranks her No. 32 on its list of America's richest self-made women
- 2026 · ROLENamed interim CEO of Nvidia on 12 November after Jensen Huang resigns
1997 to 2010: Microsoft
She joined Microsoft in 1997. In 2006 she became CFO of the Server and Tools division, a job she held until she left in 2010 12.
2010 to 2013: Cisco
She joined Cisco as senior vice president and CFO of its Business Technology and Operations Finance organisation, where she stayed three years 2.
2013 to 2026: Nvidia CFO
She joined Nvidia in September 2013, when its revenue was $4.13 billion for the fiscal year. By fiscal 2026 it was $215.9 billion. In March 2026 she received a stock award that vests over four years, and Forbes ranked her No. 32 on its list of America's richest self-made women 12.
12 November 2026: interim CEO
Jensen Huang resigned and the board named her interim CEO and Harvey Jones its first chair. Nvidia reports its third-quarter results on 17 November 3.