{
  "id": 20212253,
  "title": "US Treasury chief says NVIDIA should ‘go outside the company’ to replace Jensen Huang as CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/us-treasury-chief-says-nvidia-should-go-outside-the-company-to-20212253",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-15T18:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-914982"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/forget-former-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-this-is-the-real-question",
        "published": "2026-11-15T07:10:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Forget Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang -- This Is the Real Question Investors Need to Ask About Nvidia Stock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/forget-former-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-this-is-the-real-question-20139787",
        "published": "2026-11-15T07:30:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Nvidia had no succession plan when Jensen Huang quit. Former Fortune 500 CEOs call it ‘preposterous’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/nvidia-had-no-succession-plan-when-jensen-huang-quit-former-fortune",
        "published": "2026-11-15T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}