Nvidia director Persis Drell resigns decade on board $26 million stock
Signage ahead of the Nvidia Live event at CES 2026 on Monday, January 5, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Nvidia The company said executive Persis Drell, an engineering professor at Stanford, resigned Wednesday after serving on the chipmaker’s board for more than a decade. filing on Friday with the SEC.
Nvidia said Drell, 69, resigned to pursue a “new professional opportunity” and that it was not due to a dispute with the company or any issue related to the company’s operations or policies.
Drell, who served on the compensation committee, became the first Nvidia board member to leave since astronaut Ellen Ochoa. resigned In June. The board now includes 10 directors, including CEO Jensen Huang.
According to the latest holding report, Drell owns close to 143,000 Nvidia shares worth approximately $26 million. He was paid approximately $344,000 last year for his work at Nvidia; This includes approximately $259,000 in company stock awards. annual report in question.
The stock price of Nvidia, which has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, has increased by over 22,000% since the end of 2015. Drell sold about 40,000 shares last year.
Drell has been a professor at Stanford since 2002, serving as dean of the engineering school from 2014 to 2017, and as Stanford’s provost from 2017 to 2023. He also served as director of Stanford’s particle accelerator, called SLAC, from 2007 to 2012.
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