Jensen Huang Didn’t Name His Own Replacement as One of Tech’s Most Powerful Women
The most powerful woman in tech at this very moment is Colette Kress, the new interim CEO of Nvidia—but her predecessor, Jensen Huang, failed to mention her in a recent back-and-forth about the topic.
Earlier this fall, WIRED published a feature story exploring the complex topic of power for women working in an industry traditionally dominated by men. We questioned why Silicon Valley doesn't have an Elon-esque or Jensen-like female hero (or villain) and determined that the rubric of power still looks different for women, whether they manage to hold significant financial capital, flex their political prowess, dictate cultural norms, or run intellectual circles around the industry.
We also determined there wasn’t just one singular impressive woman in tech, but a whole lot of them: Lisa Su, Gwynne Shotwell, Laurene Powell Jobs, and dozens more. Cress, then-CFO of Nvidia, was also given a nod.
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