Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Had 36 Direct Reports in October 2025

By Amara Osei

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had 36 direct reports as of October 2025, according to an internal list obtained by Business Insider. Business Insider described Nvidia as the world's most valuable company and reported that Huang was known for having more direct reports than other tech leaders.

Business Insider previously reported the org chart in October 2025. Since then, Nvidia's top leadership team has seen the departures of Jay Puri and Laura Fay, Business Insider said. The October roster listed Puri as EVP of worldwide field operations and Fay as VP of enterprise marketing, corporate communications, and global events.

Ian Buck, the architect behind Nvidia's breakthrough Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) software, also reported directly to Huang, Business Insider said. The list named Michael Kagan as CTO and Bill Dally as chief scientist.

What does Huang’s direct-report count show?

Huang said he had 55 direct reports in a March 2024 interview at Stanford. He added that many received the same amount of compensation, according to Business Insider's account of the interview.

“The more direct reports the CEO has, the less layers are in the company,” Huang said at The New York Times DealBook Summit in 2023.

“It allows us to keep information fluid, allows us to make sure that everyone is empowered by information,” he added.

Business Insider said Nvidia's workforce had grown massively in recent years thanks to the AI boom. The outlet also linked Huang's fierce work ethic to the company's hardcore culture.

It remained unclear whether Huang's smaller fleet of direct reports signaled a shift away from the horizontal structure, according to Business Insider.

How does Nvidia compare with other tech leaders?

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he prefers not to have too many direct reports. Business Insider reported that he runs Meta with a “core army” of 30 lieutenants, though not all report directly to him.

Elon Musk had 19 direct reports at Tesla as of August and five at xAI, Business Insider reported. A Nvidia spokesperson declined to comment.

At Stanford, Huang said he does not schedule one-on-one meetings with direct reports so information can spread more easily. If a direct report requested a meeting, he would “drop everything,” he said.

Who reported directly to Huang?

Business Insider's October 2025 list included senior and executive vice presidents across key Nvidia organizations:

• Alexis Bjorlin — VP and general manager for DGX Cloud
• Amit Krig — SVP of software and NIC (network interface cards) product line
• Andrew Bell — SVP of engineering
• Arjun Prabhu — VP of GPU (graphics processing unit) ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) engineering
• Bill Dally — Chief scientist
• Charlie Boyle — VP of DGX (Deep GPU Xceleration) Systems
• Chris Malachowsky — Cofounder
• Colette Kress — EVP and chief financial officer
• Debora Shoquist — EVP of operations
• Deepu Talla — VP and general manager of the mobile business unit
• Dror Goldenberg — SVP of network software architecture
• Dwight Diercks — SVP of software engineering
• Edie Fischer — CEA
• Eyal Babish — SVP of hardware engineering
• Gilad Shainer — SVP of networking
• Howard Wright — VP of Nvidia Inception
• Ian Buck — VP of hyperscale and high-performance computing
• Jay Puri — EVP of worldwide field operations; departed the company
• Jeff Fisher — SVP of the GeForce business unit
• John Spitzer — VP of developer and performance technology
• Jonah Alben — SVP of GPU engineering
• Joseph Greco — SVP of the advanced technology group
• Justin Boitano — VP of enterprise AI
• Kari Briski — VP of generative AI software for enterprise
• Kevin Deierling — SVP of networking
• Kristin Major — SVP, head of human resources
• Laura Fay — VP of enterprise marketing, corporate communications, and global events; departed the company
• Michael Kagan — CTO
• Mylene Mangalindan — VP of corporate communications
• Patrick Whitgrove — VP of creative and communications
• Rev Lebaredian — VP of Omniverse and simulation technology
• Ronnie Vasishta — SVP of telecom
• Sameer Halepete — VP of VLSI (very-large-scale integration) engineering
• Sonu Nayyar — SVP and chief information officer
• Tim Teter — EVP, general counsel, and secretary
• Xinzhou Wu — VP of automotive

Business Insider said Puri and Fay had departed Nvidia after the list was compiled. The departures leave Huang's 36-person October roster without two executives who then held senior operating, marketing and communications roles.

In a November 2026 editor's note, Business Insider said Nvidia's board announced an investigation after recent reporting that Huang had been the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.”

Business Insider also reported that Huang had admitted to having an affair. A spokesperson said he was “committed to continuing to lead Nvidia as CEO without interruption.”

The source said it remained unclear what the investigation would mean for Huang's role. Business Insider left two questions open: whether the smaller group of 36 direct reports marks a shift away from Nvidia's horizontal structure and whether Huang remains CEO after the investigation.