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Jay Puri
Jay Puri's profile covers his NVIDIA career, global business leadership, sales, marketing, and management experience.
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Jay Puri is a senior business executive with extensive experience across sales, marketing, business development, and general management in the technology industry. He served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA, where he managed the organization's global business activities, including sales and business development, partner alliances, solution architecture and engineering, program management, and support services. Before joining NVIDIA in 2005, Puri spent more than two decades at Sun Microsystems, progressing through leadership roles across sales, marketing, and general management. His academic background combines electrical engineering and general management, with degrees from the University of Minnesota, Caltech, and Harvard Business School. Quick Facts about Jay Puri: Field Details Full Name Jay Puri Current Professional Role Senior Advisor, NVIDIA Former Position Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations, NVIDIA Current Company NVIDIA Location Los Altos, California, United States Previous Leadership Role Senior Vice President, Sun Microsystems Previous Companies Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard Company, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Texas Instruments Sun Microsystems Career Joined as employee number 26 and held positions across sales, marketing, and general management NVIDIA Start 2005 Harvard Business School MBA, General Management, 1979 to 1981 Caltech MSEE, Electrical Engineering, 1976 to 1977 University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with high distinction Career Overview of Jay Puri: Puri began his career in technology and business roles at Texas Instruments, Booz Allen & Hamilton, and Hewlett-Packard before joining Sun Microsystems as employee number 26. During his 22-year career at Sun, he held several positions across marketing, sales, product marketing, and general management, including leadership of the company’s Asia-Pacific business. He joined NVIDIA in 2005 and went on to lead Worldwide Field Operations for more than two decades. In 2026, he announced a transition from that role to become a Senior Advisor to NVIDIA while supporting the leadership transition. Career Timeline: Year Career Development 1976 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Caltech: Completed an MSEE in Electrical Engineering. 1979 MBA, Harvard Business School: Began his MBA in General Management, completing the program in 1981. 1982 Sun Microsystems: Joined Sun Microsystems as employee number 26 and started the company’s Marketing Department. 1982 to 2004 Sun Microsystems, Senior Vice President: Served in various capacities within the areas of sales, marketing, and general management. Positions included managing worldwide sales, software and technology, product marketing, and Sun’s Asia-Pacific operations. 2004 to 2005 Technology Industry Roles: Following his long tenure at Sun Microsystems, Puri subsequently joined NVIDIA in 2005. 2005 NVIDIA, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations: Joined NVIDIA and became responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, later overseeing a broader global organization covering sales, business development, partner alliances, solution architecture and engineering, program management, and support services. 2026 NVIDIA, Senior Advisor: Announced his transition from leading Worldwide Field Operations to serving as a Senior Advisor, with a focus on supporting a seamless leadership transition and continuing to support NVIDIA’s mission.
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Sun Microsystems
Aug 1982 to Jun 2004
Senior Vice President
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