Nvidia gained these 9 key leaders, while these 3 departed in the last year

Nvidia has added high-profile names to its senior leadership and technical ranks over the past year, as the chipmaker reaches new levels of visibility and wealth.

Nvidia’s latest major hire is its first chief marketing officer, Alison Wagonfeld, a veteran of Google Cloud. Over the past year, the company has also acqui-hired senior software leaders through startup deals, tapping its balance sheet to supercharge growth. It has also sought talent from outside the tech industry, including hires from government and academia.

Taken together, they underscore Nvidia’s position as an AI chip designer expanding its software products, with added cybersecurity and marketing muscle to engage governments and large enterprise customers, alongside software and research executives to build the programs that run on its hallmark GPUs.

While 2024 saw the departure of key leaders, such as Keith Strier, Nvidia’s former vice president of worldwide AI initiatives, and enterprise computing executive Manuvir Das, turnover at the top was more limited in 2025.

Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Here’s a list of key hires Nvidia has made since January 2025:

Kristin Major, SVP of human resources