Harvey C. Jones — Board Member Accountability Profile
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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Nvidia Corporation Board Tenure: 1993 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Harvey C. Jones 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

Harvey C. Jones is a Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur and executive with decades of experience in the semiconductor and electronic design automation (EDA) industries. He is a co-founder of Synopsys, Inc., a leading EDA software company, where he served in senior leadership roles. Jones has been involved in early-stage technology ventures and board governance throughout the Silicon Valley ecosystem. He joined the Nvidia board in 1993, the same year as fellow director Tench Coxe, making him one of Nvidia’s longest-serving independent directors and a witness to the company’s full growth from a startup to a multi-trillion-dollar AI infrastructure company.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)
  • Board tenure: 1993 – present (one of Nvidia’s longest-serving independent directors)
  • Committee assignments: Compensation Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Jones has served on the boards of multiple semiconductor and technology companies throughout his career.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Nvidia Corporation corporate donor profile.

Sources

  • Nvidia Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
  • Synopsys corporate history records (public)
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