Chris Malachowsky | |
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Born | May 2, 1959 |
Alma mater | University of Florida Santa Clara University |
Known for | Co-founding Nvidia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical 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.
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]
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]
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.
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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