Key facts
- Jones has served on Nvidia's board since 1993, before the chipmaker went public, Nvidia said.
- Jones sits on Nvidia's audit and nominating and corporate governance committees, according to the company.
- Jones was president and CEO of Synopsys from 1987 for about seven years and took it public in 1992.
- Jones co-founded Daisy Systems in 1981 and served as its president and CEO until 1987.
- Jones co-founded Tensilica in 1997 and chaired its board until Cadence Design Systems acquired it in 2013.
- Jones has been managing partner at Square Wave Ventures since 2004, Nvidia said.
Nvidia named Harvey Jones its first-ever board chair on November 12, 2026, after Jensen Huang resigned as the company's CEO, the company said.
Jones has served on Nvidia's board since 1993, before the chipmaker went public, and sits on its audit and nominating and corporate governance committees, according to the company.
He joined Synopsys as president and CEO in 1987 and led the electronic design automation company for about seven years, taking it public in 1992 before becoming executive chairman. Jones co-founded Daisy Systems, a computer-aided engineering company, in 1981 and served as its president and CEO until 1987. He later co-founded technology IP firm Tensilica in 1997 and chaired its board until its acquisition by Cadence Design Systems in 2013.
Jones holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from Georgetown University and a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been managing partner at private investment firm Square Wave Ventures since 2004.