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Last Updated Sep 15, 2026, 6:30am EDT

  • Tench Coxe has served on the board of chip designer Nvidia since 1993, accumulating enough stock (as compensation) to become a billionaire.
  • Coxe is the third largest individual shareholder of Nvidia, behind founder and CEO Jensen Huang and board member Mark Stevens.
  • Coxe spent more than three decades at venture capital firm Sutter Hill Ventures, serving as a managing director from 1989 to 2020.
  • As of late 2021 owned about 1% of software firm Snowflake, in which Sutter Hill was the earliest investor.
  • He also serves on the board of money management firm Artisan Partners Asset Management.
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Personal Stats

Age
68
Source of Wealth
Venture capital, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
1
Residence
Palo Alto, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
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