Trump wants Tim Cook as Nvidia CEO after Jensen Huang steps down
After Jensen Huang left as Nvidia CEO, Donald Trump posted that Tim Cook should take the job. Nvidia hasn't said a word about Cook.
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The suggestion came in a Truth Social post after Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's CEO. Trump said Huang had done an important job at the company and that Cook was the only person who could replace him. He called both men "legends".
Who is running Nvidia now?
Not Cook, at least for the moment. Nvidia has named its chief financial officer, Colette Kress, as interim CEO. Huang has left both the CEO role and the board. The board will look at candidates from inside and outside the company for the permanent job.
So Trump's post is not part of any official search. It is a public recommendation, nothing more.
Why Tim Cook?
Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on 1 September 2026 after 15 years and handed the role to John Ternus. He is now Apple's chairman, and he still works on the company's global policy and international relations.
Trump is not the only one who has floated his name. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management had earlier suggested Cook could be considered for the Nvidia post. Sonnenfeld points out that Cook took over Apple after a powerful founder, Steve Jobs, and made it work.
That is a fair parallel, since Huang is also a founder-era leader whose successor will face big expectations.
There is no official word that Nvidia is considering Cook, or that Cook wants the job. For now, Kress holds the seat while the board does its search.
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