Jay Puri

Jay Puri is an executive vice president of Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA, responsible for the company’s global business. He leads sales, business development, partner alliances, solution architecture and engineering, program management, and support services. During his tenure, NVIDIA has evolved into a leading platform for accelerated computing and generative AI, helping drive the company’s expansion across industries and regions. Puri joined NVIDIA in 2005 after a 22-year career at Sun Microsystems, where he held senior leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, and general management. His positions included senior vice president of Sun’s Asia-Pacific Group, vice president of worldwide sales for software and technology, president of Nihon Sun KK, and vice president of worldwide product marketing. Earlier in his career, he worked in marketing, management consulting, and product development roles at Hewlett-Packard, Booz Allen & Hamilton, and Texas Instruments. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering with high distinction from the University of Minnesota, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.