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Tench Coxe has been a managing director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment firm, since 1989, where he
focuses on investments in the IT sector, particularly semiconductor companies. Prior to joining Sutter Hill Ventures in
1987, he was director of marketing and MIS at Digital Communication Associates. He serves on the board of directors of
Mattersight Corp., a customer loyalty software firm, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., an institutional money
management firm, and several privately held technology companies. Mr. Coxe holds a BA degree in Economics from
Dartmouth College and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He joined the NVIDIA board in 1993.
Mr. Coxe brings to the Board expertise in financial and transactional analysis and provides valuable perspectives on
corporate strategy and emerging technology trends. His significant experience as an investor gives the Board an
understanding of the methods by which companies can increase value for their stockholders.
Persis S. Drell is the Dean of the Stanford School of Engineering, a Professor in the School of Engineering and a Professor
of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics at Stanford University. Ms. Drell, who assumed the post of Dean in
September 2014, has been on the faculty at Stanford since 2002. Ms. Drell served as the Director of the U.S. Department
of Energy SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 2007 to 2012. Ms. Drell is a member of the National Academy of
Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society. She has been
the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award. Ms.
Drell holds a Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley and an AB degree in Mathematics and Physics from Wellesley
College. She joined the NVIDIA board in March 2015.
An accomplished researcher and educator, Ms. Drell brings to the Board expert leadership in guiding innovation in science
and technology.
James C. Gaither has been a managing director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment firm, since 2000. He
was a partner in the law firm Cooley LLP from 1971 to 2000 and senior counsel to the firm from 2000 to 2003. Prior to
practicing law he 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 U.S. Department of Justice and staff assistant to U.S. President
Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Gaither is a former president of the Board of Trustees at Stanford University, former vice chairman
of the board of directors of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and immediate past chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Gaither holds a BA degree in Economics from Princeton University
and a JD degree from Stanford University Law School. He joined the NVIDIA board in 1998.
Mr. Gaither brings to the Board expertise in corporate strategy and negotiating complex transactions. He also provides
valuable perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of a corporate board, including oversight of a public company’s legal
and regulatory compliance and engagement with regulatory authorities. His significant experience as an investor gives
the Board an understanding of the methods by which companies can increase value for their stockholders.
Jen-Hsun Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has since served as president, chief executive officer, and a member
of the board of directors. Mr. Huang held a variety of positions from 1985 to 1993 at LSI Logic Corp., a computer chip
manufacturer, including leading the business unit responsible for the company’s system-on-a-chip strategy. He was a
microprocessor designer from 1984 to 1985 at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Huang holds
a BSEE degree from Oregon State University and an MSEE degree from Stanford University.
Mr. Huang is one of the technology industry’s most respected executives, having taken NVIDIA from a startup to a world
leader in visual computing. Under his guidance, NVIDIA has compiled a record of consistent innovation and sharp execution,
marked by products that have gained strong market share.