Chris Malachowsky (born May 2, 1959) is an American electrical engineer and business executive who is a co-founder, along with Jensen Huang and Curtis Priem, of the American technology company Nvidia. Malachowsky has worked for Nvidia since its founding in 1993 and is a senior vice president for engineering and operations.
Early life Raised in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Malachowsky graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1976."Ocean Township Students Gain Diplomas, Honors", Asbury Park Press, June 18, 1976, page B2. Accessed January 28, 2018. 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.ECE Academy 2009 Inductees , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, retrieved 2010-03-10.NVIDIA Founder Shares Secrets of Success , Horizons in Engineering, Santa Clara University School of Engineering, Winter 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
Career Early in his career, Malachowsky worked for Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems.15 years in 3D: NVIDIA cofounder Chris Malachowsky speaks, Jon Stokes, Ars Technica, September 3, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-10. While working at Sun Microsystems, he became coworkers with Jensen Huang and Curtis Priem. In April 1993, the three conceived of Nvidia during a meeting at Denny's. Malachowsky co-founded the company and went on to become its Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations.Corporate biography of Malachowsky, NVIDIA, retrieved 2010-03-10.Age of Nvidia, Daniel Drew Turner, Salon.com, May 15, 2002. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
Malachowsky Hall In November 2023, the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology was officially opened at the University of Florida. Malachowsky invested $25 million in the creation of HiPerGator AI, which UF claimed to be "the fastest supercomputer owned and operated by a university in the U.S."
Honors 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from Santa Clara University 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Florida College of Engineering in 2017 2019 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 2026 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
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