Michael G. McCaffery — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Nvidia Corporation Board Tenure: 2015 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee; Compensation Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Michael G. McCaffery holds a documented governance role at Nvidia Corporation. Nvidia Corporation is the dominant supplier of AI accelerator chips and graphics processing units and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Nvidia’s business is critically affected by U.S. export controls on advanced AI chips to China, the CHIPS Act manufacturing incentives, and the regulatory framework governing AI development — all areas of significant Trump administration policy activity. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.
Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.
What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.
Biographical Overview
Michael G. McCaffery is a veteran investment executive with a background in institutional asset management. He served as CEO and Managing Director of Makena Capital Management, an endowment-style investment firm serving foundations, endowments, and families. Prior to Makena, he was Managing Director at Robertson Stephens & Company, a prominent technology investment bank. McCaffery brings financial, investment, and capital markets expertise to Nvidia’s board, which is particularly relevant given the company’s extraordinary market capitalization growth driven by AI demand.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- Board tenure: 2015 – present
- Committee assignments: Audit Committee; Compensation Committee
Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)
McCaffery has served on institutional investment and technology company boards.
Parent Corporate Donor Profile
This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Nvidia Corporation corporate donor profile.
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
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| Channel | Starting points |
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| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- Nvidia Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
- Makena Capital Management records (public)