Chris Malachowsky
American electrical engineer; co-founder of Nvidia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Chris Malachowsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1959 |
| Alma mater | University of Florida (B.S.) Santa Clara University (M.S.) |
| Known for | Co-founding Nvidia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Hewlett-Packard Sun Microsystems Nvidia |
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] While working at Sun Microsystems, he became coworkers with Jensen Huang and Curtis Priem. In April 1993, the three would conceive of Nvidia during a meeting at Denny's.[8] He went on to become a Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations at Nvidia.[3][6][7]
Malachowsky Hall
In November 2023, the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology was officially opened at the University of Florida.[9] Malachowsky invested $25 million in the creation of HiPerGator AI, which UF claims to be "the fastest supercomputer owned and operated by a university in the U.S.".
Honors
In 2008, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Santa Clara University. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Florida College of Engineering in 2017.[5] He was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in 2019.[10]
References
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