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William J. Miller has served as an independent consultant since 1999 and is on the board of directors of Waters Corp., a
scientific instrument manufacturing company; Digimarc Corp., a developer and supplier of secure identification products
and digital watermarking technology; and Glu Mobile, Inc., a publisher of mobile games. He was president, chief executive
officer and chairman of the board of directors from 1996 to 1999 of Avid Technology, Inc., a provider of digital tools for
multimedia. He was chief executive officer and a board director from 1992 to 1995 of Quantum Corp., a mass storage
company, where he was chairman for three years. From 1981 to 1992, he held various positions at Control Data Corp., a
supplier of computer hardware, software and services, including executive vice president and president, information services.
He was on the board of directors of Overland Storage, Inc., a supplier of data storage products from 2006 to 2009; and of
Viewsonic Corp. from 2004 to 2008. He holds a BA and a JD degree from the University of Minnesota. He joined the
NVIDIA board in 1994.
Mr. Miller brings to the Board considerable leadership and corporate governance experience and an understanding of the
roles and responsibilities of a corporate board. His financial expertise qualifies him to serve as an “audit committee financial
expert” within the meaning of SEC rules.
Mark L. Perry has been an advisor to Third Rock Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2012 and is a member of the boards
of directors of several private companies. He served from 2007 to 2011 as president and chief executive officer of Aerovance,
Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. He was an executive officer from 1994 to 2004 at Gilead Sciences, Inc., a
biopharmaceutical company, serving in a variety of capacities, including general counsel, chief financial officer, and
executive vice president of operations, responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, legal, manufacturing and facilities;
he was also its senior business advisor until 2007. From 1981 to 1994, Mr. Perry was with the law firm Cooley LLP, where
was a partner for seven years. From 2003 to 2009, he served on the board of directors of Nuvelo, Inc., a biopharmaceutical
company. Mr. Perry holds a BA degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and a JD degree from the
University of California, Davis. He joined the NVIDIA board in 2005.
Mr. Perry brings to the Board operating and finance experience gained in a large corporate setting. He has varied experience
in legal affairs and corporate governance, and a deep understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a corporate board.
His financial expertise qualifies him to serve as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC rules.
A. Brooke Seawell has served since 2005 as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates, and was a partner from 2000
to 2005 at Technology Crossover Ventures. He was executive vice president from 1997 to 1998 at NetDynamics, Inc., an
application server software company, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc. He was senior vice president and chief
financial officer from 1991 to 1997 of Synopsys, Inc., an electronic design automation software company. He serves on the
board of directors of Informatica Corp., a data integration software company; Tableau Software, Inc., a business intelligence
software company; and several privately held companies. From 2006 to February 2014, Mr. Seawell served on the board
of directors of Glu Mobile, Inc., a publisher of mobile games. Mr. Seawell is a member of the Stanford University Athletic
Board and previously served on the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Seawell holds
a BA degree in Economics and an MBA degree in Finance from Stanford University. He joined the NVIDIA board in 1997.
Mr. Seawell brings to the Board operational expertise and senior management experience, including knowledge of the
complex issues facing public companies, and a deep understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting. His
financial expertise qualifies him to serve as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC rules and
his significant experience as an investor gives the Board an understanding of the methods by which companies can increase
value for their stockholders.