Nvidia author Tae Kim: only two choices to succeed Jensen Huang as CEO
firstadopter · x · 2026-11-13
Tae Kim, author of the 2024 corporate profile The Nvidia Way, argues in the Financial Times that there are "only two choices" for Jensen Huang's permanent successor as Nvidia CEO.
- Rene Haas (Arm CEO): worked at Nvidia until 2013; Kim cites his "strong grasp of technology, a public-facing CEO skill set and well-regarded business management experience". Nvidia's 2020 attempt to buy Arm was blocked by regulators.
- Ian Buck (top internal candidate): inventor of Nvidia's CUDA platform, described as "one of the most important figures in Nvidia's history"; he already runs Nvidia's hyperscaler business and commands enormous internal respect.
Kim writes that if the board picks either, he has "little doubt Nvidia will be positioned to keep thriving".
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