Chris Malachowsky (born May 2, 1959) is an American electrical engineer and one of the co-founders of computer graphics company Nvidia.
Chris Malachowsky | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Raised in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Malachowsky graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1976.[1] 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.[2][3][4] In 2008, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Santa Clara University[4] and received Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Florida College of Engineering in 2017.
Early in his career, he worked for Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems.[2][5][6] He co-founded Nvidia in April 1993 with Curtis Priem and Jen-Hsun Huang and is a Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations.[2][5][6]
In November 2023, the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology was officially opened at the University of Florida.[7]