Howard Wright

Howard Wright leads NVIDIA Inception at NVIDIA, the company's global program supporting startups building on NVIDIA's AI platform — He joined NVIDIA in 2024 after leading the startup program at Amazon Web Services as VP of Global Startups, where he contributed to the business reaching a $100B annual run rate. Earlier in his career he held leadership roles at Intel and Qualcomm, and was CEO of the startup C360 Technologies (immersive video, sports/entertainment)

His work centers on connecting early-stage and growth-stage AI founders with NVIDIA's technology, engineering support, and venture network — spanning recruitment into the Inception program, partnerships with VCs, and direct engagement with founders globally. He holds a BA in quantitative economics from Stanford (class of 1989). He has a direct, recent link to Barcelona's AI ecosystem: NVIDIA's collaboration with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center on the BSC AI Factory, which he referenced publicly following VivaTech 2026.