US Treasury chief says NVIDIA should ‘go outside the company’ to replace Jensen Huang as CEO
Candidates reportedly include Apple’s Johny Srouji, AMD’s Lisa Su, and Arm’s Rene Haas, while Trump has called for former Apple CEO Tim Cook to take the job.
On Sunday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that NVIDIA should look outside the company for a new CEO following the resignation of Jensen Huang, who stepped down amid extramarital affairs revelations. The chipmaker's board is reportedly considering two Israeli candidates: Johny Srouji, Apple's chief hardware officer, and Eyal Waldman, the founder and former CEO of Mellanox.
Srouji's expertise in Apple's silicon strategy is seen as a major advantage, although some argue he only recently became chief hardware officer in April 2026. Waldman, who co-founded Mellanox, which NVIDIA acquired in 2020, could also bring valuable experience as a CEO. Other potential candidates include Rene Haas, CEO of Arm and a former NVIDIA executive; Lisa Su, CEO of AMD; and Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services.
US President Donald Trump suggested Tim Cook, former Apple CEO, should replace Huang, calling him a "Legend." Additionally, NVIDIA's chief technology officer, Michael Kagan, who co-founded Mellanox with Waldman, is also reportedly being considered for the position.
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