# Nvidia CFO Colette Kress pushed back on Jensen Huang’s riskiest AI bets

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16 outlets covering · First listed: Crypto Briefing, Nov 13, 2026, 11:24 AM · Read it: <https://cryptobriefing.com/nvidia-cfo-colette-kress-challenges-huang/>

Nvidia's leadership shift may lead to more cautious financial strategies, impacting partner dynamics and future AI investment approaches.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 7:52 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns](<https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair Scandals](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-out-at-nvidia-after-affair-scandals/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  The news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:09 AM: [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns, CFO Colette Kress to serve as interim leader](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTE1vbmhGM010bmVDYi13NFFJb21lbmJVS3RUQUZGclI3bUlwYjlIcVc0bXFMNUQ0TG9ld1JXU2pWaXRYanF2MEZmSkJObFhxRWRzQS1MeExCZnQ0YkxHNTJ4RUdOcE96V1pjdFhGblhQYw?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:15 AM: [Who Is Colette Kress, the Interim Nvidia CEO Replacing Jensen Huang?](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/nvidia-colette-kress-jensen-huang.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Ms. Kress, the company’s chief financial officer, joined Nvidia in 2013.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:24 AM: [Why Nvidia turned to ‘strategic’ CFO Colette Kress to clean up Jensen Huang’s mess](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/12/who-is-colette-kress-nvidia-cfo-jensen-huang-resigned-why-interim-ceo/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  Kress will become Nvidia's interim CEO after the shock resignation of Jensen Huang.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:37 AM: [Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-is-out-at-nvidia-who-is-colette-kress-his-interim-replacement/>) — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States)
  Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:42 AM: [Who is Colette Kress, Nvidia’s interim CEO replacing Jensen Huang?](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/business/who-is-colette-kress-nvidias-interim-ceo-replacing-jensen-huang/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Nvidia’s longtime financial chief Colette Kress will become the chipmaking giant’s interim chief executive after Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday over his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. In addition to serving as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement, the 59-year-old Kress will keep her roles as chief financial officer and...
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:26 PM: [Who is Colette Kress, NVIDIA's interim CEO?](<https://www.engadget.com/2315274/who-is-collette-kress-nvidia-ceo/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  Kress spent 25 years in various finance roles before joining NVIDIA in 2013
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:45 PM: [Why did Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resign, and who is Colette Kress?](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/why-did-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-resign-and-who-is-colette-kress>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Huang has stepped down amid allegations of extramarital affairs and Chinese espionage.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:57 PM: [Who is Colette Kress, Nvidia’s new interim CEO?](<https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/colette-kress-nvidia-new-interim-ceo-jensen-huang-replace-who-is-rcna609039>) — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  For 13 years, Colette Kress helped manage the company’s transformation from a graphics-chip maker into the company at the center of the AI boom.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:14 PM: [Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?](<https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-jensen-huang-is-out-will-nvidias-rivals-cash-in/>) — Wired (Magazine, United States)
  In a special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we break down Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia, what comes next for the company, and where the AI industry goes from here.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:59 PM: [5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandal](<https://thehill.com/homenews/analysis/6217604-nvidias-jensen-huang-resigned/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Corporate America is in the midst of its most dramatic scandal in years. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, resigned Thursday after admitting to one extramarital affair, with a woman suspected of being a Chinese agent, and amid new reporting of a second affair, this time with an Nvidia colleague. The vast company…
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:41 PM: [NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns; Colette Kress Named Interim CEO](<https://blockchain.news/news/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-resigns-colette-kress-interim>) — Blockchain.News (Specialist)
  NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang steps down; Colette Kress, CFO since 2013, appointed interim CEO. Harvey C. Jones named first Chair of the Board. (
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:30 AM: [Value Nvidia, not Huang](<https://www.ft.com/content/1f76f0b0-96c6-41de-9725-9051545d32af?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:50 AM: [Source: at an August 2026 finance meeting, Jensen Huang interrupted Colette Kress' presentation, calling her "a deer in the headlights" and a "reporting CFO" (Wall Street Journal)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261113/p9>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:24 AM: [Nvidia CFO Colette Kress pushed back on Jensen Huang’s riskiest AI bets](<https://cryptobriefing.com/nvidia-cfo-colette-kress-challenges-huang/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  Nvidia's leadership shift may lead to more cautious financial strategies, impacting partner dynamics and future AI investment approaches.