Chris Malachowsky

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Chris Malachowsky
Born (1959-05-02) May 2, 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater University of Florida
Santa Clara University
Known forCo-founding Nvidia
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
Institutions Hewlett-Packard
Sun Microsystems
Nvidia

Chris Malachowsky (born May 2, 1959) is an American electrical engineer and billionaire businessman. [1] He is noted for having co-founded computer graphics company Nvidia in 1993, and serves as a senior vice president for engineering and operations.

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Early life and education

Raised in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Malachowsky graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1976. [2] He received a B.S. degree in 1983, in electrical engineering from the University of Florida and an M.S. degree in 1986 from Santa Clara University. [3] [4] [5]

Career

Early in his career, he worked for Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. [3] [6] [7] He co-founded Nvidia in April 1993 with Curtis Priem and Jen-Hsun Huang and is a Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations. [3] [6] [7]

Malachowsky Hall

In November 2023, the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology was officially opened at the University of Florida. [8] Malachowsky invested $25 million in the creation of HiPerGator AI, one of the world's largest supercomputers.

Honors

In 2008, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Santa Clara University [5] and received Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Florida College of Engineering in 2017.

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  2. "Ocean Township Students Gain Diplomas, Honors", Asbury Park Press , June 18, 1976, page B2. Accessed January 28, 2018.
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