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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Huang, Jen-Hsun 46 1993 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
White, David 53 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Shannon, David 53 2009 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Puri, Ajay 54 2009 Executive Vice President - Worldwide Sales
Shoquist, Debora 54 2009 Executive Vice President - Operations
Miller, William 63 2009 Lead Director
Jones, Harvey 56 1993 Director
Coxe, Tench 51 1993 Director
Stevens, Mark 49 2008 Director
Gaither, James 71 2009 Director
Seawell, A. Brooke 61 1997 Director
Perry, Mark 53 2005 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Huang, Jen-Hsun Mr. Jen-Hsun Huang serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NVIDIA Corp. He has been Director since April 1993. He co-founded NVIDIA in April 1993 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since that time. From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Huang was employed at LSI Logic Corporation, a computer chip manufacturer, where he held a variety of positions, most recently as Director of Coreware, the business unit responsible for LSI’s “system-on-a-chip” strategy. From 1984 to 1985, Mr. Huang was a microprocessor designer for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Huang holds a B.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University and an M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University.
White, David Mr. David White serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of NVIDIA Corporation since February 27, 2009. From August 2004 to February 2009, Mr. White served as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, a global provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers in the communications, enterprise computing and medical industries and various other end markets. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. White was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Asyst Technologies, Inc., a provider of integrated hardware and software automation solutions that enhance semiconductor and flat-panel display manufacturing productivity. Mr. White served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Candescent Technologies Corporation, a developer of field emission display technology for next-generation thin flat-panel displays, and held various other positions, from 1995 to 2002. Mr. White holds a B.S. degree from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
Shannon, David Mr. David M. Shannon serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NVIDIA Corp. He joined NVIDIA Corporation in August 2002 as Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Shannon became Secretary of NVIDIA in April 2005, a Senior Vice President in December 2005 and an Executive Vice President in January 2009. From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Shannon held various counsel positions at Intel, including the most recent position of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Mr. Shannon also practiced for eight years in the law firm of Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, focusing on complex commercial and high-technology related litigation. Mr. Shannon holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Pepperdine University.
Puri, Ajay Mr. Ajay K. Puri joined NVIDIA Corporation in December 2005 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and became Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales in January 2009. Prior to NVIDIA, he held positions in sales, marketing, and general management over a 22-year career at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mr. Puri previously held marketing, management consulting, and product development positions at Hewlett-Packard Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and Texas Instruments Incorporated. Mr. Puri holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University, an M.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Minnesota.
Shoquist, Debora Ms. Debora Shoquist joined NVIDIA Corporation in September 2007 as Senior Vice President of Operations and became Executive Vice President of Operations in January 2009. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Shoquist served as Senior Vice President of Operations at JDS Uniphase Corporation, a provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for the telecommunications industry. From 2002 to 2004, she served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Electro-Optics business at Coherent, Inc., a manufacturer of commercial and scientific laser equipment. Her experience includes her role at Quantum Corporation as the President of the Personal Computer Hard Disk Drive Division. Her experience also includes senior roles at Hewlett-Packard Corporation. She holds a B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University and a B.S. degree in Biology from Santa Clara University.
Miller, William Mr. William J. Miller serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since November 1994. Mr. Miller will take over as Lead Director of the company effective May 20, 2009. Mr. Miller has served as an independent board member for several companies and has been an occasional consultant to several technology companies since October 1999. From April 1996 through October 1999, Mr. Miller was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Avid Technology, Inc., a provider of digital tools for multimedia. Mr. Miller also served as President of Avid Technology from September 1996 through October 1999. From March 1992 to October 1995, Mr. Miller served as Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Corporation, a mass storage company. He was a member of the board of directors of Quantum, and Chairman thereof, from May 1992 and September 1993, respectively, to August 1995. From 1981 to March 1992, he served in various positions at Control Data Corporation, a supplier of computer hardware, software and services, most recently as Executive Vice President and President, Information Services. Mr. Miller serves on the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a scientific instrument manufacturing company, Digimarc Corporation, a developer and supplier of secure identification products and digital watermarking technology, Overland Storage, Inc., a supplier of data storage products, and Glu Mobile, Inc., a publisher of mobile games. Mr. Miller holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Jones, Harvey Mr. Harvey C. Jones serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since November 1993. Mr. Jones is the Chairman of the board of directors of Tensilica Inc., a privately-held company he co-founded in 1997. Tensilica designs and licenses application-specific microprocessors for use in high-volume embedded systems. From December 1987 through February 1998, Mr. Jones held various positions at Synopsys, Inc., an electronic design automation software company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer through January 1994 and as Executive Chairman of the board of directors until February 1998. Prior to Synopsys, Mr. Jones served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Daisy Systems Corporation, a computer-aided engineering company that he co-founded in 1981. Mr. Jones currently serves on the board of directors of Wind River Systems, Inc., an embedded software and services provider, and several privately-held companies. Mr. Jones holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Georgetown University and an M.S. degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Coxe, Tench Mr. Tench Coxe serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since June 1993. He is a Managing Director of the General Partner of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment firm. Prior to joining Sutter Hill Ventures in 1987, Mr. Coxe was Director of Marketing and MIS at Digital Communication Associates. Mr. Coxe also serves on the board of directors of eLoyalty Corporation, a customer loyalty software firm, and several privately-held companies. Mr. Coxe holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Stevens, Mark Mr. Mark A. Stevens serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since September 2008. Mr. Stevens previously served as a member of our Board of Directors from June 1993 until June 2006. Mr. Stevens has been a managing member of Sequoia Capital, a venture capital investment firm, since March 1993. Prior to that time, beginning in July 1989, he was an associate at Sequoia Capital. Prior to joining Sequoia, he held technical sales and marketing positions at Intel Corporation and was a member of the technical staff at Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Stevens currently serves on the boards of several privately-held companies. Mr. Stevens holds a B.S.E.E. degree, a B.A. degree in Economics and an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Gaither, James Mr. James C. Gaither serves as Lead Director of NVIDIA Corp. and has been Director since December 1998. Mr. Gaither has been a Managing Director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment firm, since July 2000. He is a retired partner of the law firm of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP and was a partner of the firm from 1971 until July 2000 and senior counsel to the firm from July 2000 to 2003. Prior to beginning his law practice with the firm in 1969, Mr. Gaither served as a law clerk to The Honorable Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice and Staff Assistant to the President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Gaither is a former president of the Board of Trustees at Stanford University and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Gaither holds a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University and a J.D. degree from Stanford University Law School.
Seawell, A. Brooke Mr. A. Brooke Seawell serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since December 1997. Mr. Seawell has been a Venture Partner with New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital investment firm, since January 2005. From February 2000 to December 2004, Mr. Seawell was a Partner with Technology Crossover Ventures, a venture capital investment firm. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Seawell was Executive Vice President of NetDynamics, Inc., an application server software company, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Seawell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Synopsys, Inc., an electronic design automation software company. Mr. Seawell also serves on the board of directors of Informatica Corporation, a data integration software company, Glu Mobile, Inc., a publisher of mobile games, and several privately-held companies. Mr. Seawell serves on the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Seawell holds a B.A. degree in Economics and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from Stanford University.
Perry, Mark Mr. Mark L. Perry serves as Director of NVIDIA Corp. since May 2005. Mr. Perry currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Aerovance Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Aerovance in February 2007, Mr. Perry served as the senior business advisor for Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Perry was an executive officer of Gilead from July 1994 to April 2004, serving in a variety of capacities, including General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and most recently, Executive Vice President of Operations, responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, legal, manufacturing and facilities. From September 1981 to June 1994, Mr. Perry was with the law firm Cooley Godward Kronish LLP in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, serving as a partner of the firm from 1987 until 1994. Mr. Perry holds a B.A. degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. degree from the University of California, Davis.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Huang, Jen-Hsun 4,010,370
White, David --
Shannon, David 1,762,050
Puri, Ajay 2,020,540
Shoquist, Debora 1,988,100
Miller, William --
Jones, Harvey --
Coxe, Tench --
Stevens, Mark --
Gaither, James --
Seawell, A. Brooke --
Perry, Mark --
As Of 24 Jan 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Huang, Jen-Hsun 8,966,496 135,024,404
White, David 0 0
Shannon, David 1,294,472 25,203,320
Puri, Ajay 108,389 2,608,790
Shoquist, Debora 0 0
Miller, William 0 0
Jones, Harvey 0 0
Coxe, Tench 0 0
Stevens, Mark 0 0
Gaither, James 0 0
Seawell, A. Brooke 0 0
Perry, Mark 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $8.75
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $16.71
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $8.75
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $16.48
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $8.75
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $17.39
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $3.11
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $17.03
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $17.51
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $3.11
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $3.11
HUANG JEN-HSUN 173,650 $17.69
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $17.64
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $8.75
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $0.00
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $8.75
SHANNON DAVID M 5,500 $18.65
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