1 Colette Kress

Title: EVP & CFO Company: NVIDIA Industry: Technology

Colette is the unbeaten champion of financial officers. At home in the field of finance in technology, she has built a career over the course of 25 years, sharpening her skills in financial strategy and reporting. Joining NVIDIA in 2013, she set out to make waves using her experience as CFO in other major technology companies, including time as Cisco’ s Business Technology and Operations Finance organisation. Prior to this, Colette held the role of Corporate VP at Microsoft, where she was for 13 years. A mentor to other women in the space, Colette has been consistently recognised as one of the most powerful women in finance. She holds a BSc in finance from the University of Arizona, along with an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

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