GoKawiilNvidia's Colette Kress Overlooked by Jensen Huang in Tech Power Rankings
When WIRED asked Jensen Huang to name powerful women in tech for a feature story, he cited Dina Powell, Ruth Porat, and later Gwynne Shotwell, but did not mention Colette Kress, Nvidia's own CFO who has since become the company's interim CEO. Kress had already been included in WIRED's broader list of influential women in the industry before the exchange with Huang took place.
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The omission is notable because Kress holds unusually deep insight into Nvidia's finances and now leads the company during a critical period for the AI industry, suggesting Huang's offhand list may not reflect the actual concentration of influence within his own organization. It raises broader questions, which WIRED has explored, about how power among women in tech is recognized compared with more visible male figures.
- Colette Kress is now interim CEO of Nvidia after previously serving as CFO.
- Jensen Huang named Dina Powell, Ruth Porat, and Gwynne Shotwell as powerful women in tech but not Kress.
- WIRED had already included Kress among influential women in tech in its original feature.
Source: wired.com — Lauren Goode, 2026-11-12
Published there as: “Jensen Huang Didn’t Name His Own Replacement as One of Tech’s Most Powerful Women”
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