Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Nvidia Corporation Board Tenure: 2015 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Biographical Overview

Persis S. Drell is a physicist and academic administrator who served as Provost of Stanford University from 2017 to 2022. Prior to that role, she served as Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2007–2012), a U.S. Department of Energy facility operated by Stanford. She is a Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at Stanford. Drell’s research background is in experimental particle physics. She has extensive experience in federal science policy, having worked extensively with the DOE and national laboratories, and brings scientific and institutional expertise to Nvidia’s board as the company navigates regulatory and research partnerships in AI.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)
• Board tenure: 2015 – present
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Drell has held advisory roles with national science and technology bodies throughout her 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
• Stanford University faculty and leadership records (public)
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory records (public)