Chris A. Malachowsky - Co-Founder, NVIDIA Fellow, and Senior Vice President of Research

Chris Malachowsky co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has over 30 years of industry experience. He has been instrumental in managing, defining and driving the company's core technologies as it has grown from a startup to the global leader in visual and parallel computing. As an executive at NVIDIA, his roles have been diverse, heading numerous functions, including IT, operations, and all facets of the company's product engineering. He currently is responsible for NVIDIA's world-class research organization chartered with developing the strategic technologies that will help drive the company's future growth and success.

Malachowsky previously held engineering and technical leadership positions at HP and Sun Microsystems.

A recognized authority on integrated-circuit design and methodology, he has authored close to 40 patents. He holds a BSEE degree from the University of Florida and an MSCS degree from Santa Clara University. Both schools have honoured Malachowsky with Distinguished Alumnus awards.