Colette Kress
Source of wealth: Nvidia
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Colette Kress's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Colette Kress could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Colette Kress could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Colette Kress could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Colette Kress could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Colette Kress could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Colette Kress with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Colette Kress's fortune is equivalent to 8 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Colette Kress could buy 2,245,656 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 0 trucks to transport them. Although Colette Kress will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Colette Kress is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nvidia.
Kress first joined the company in 2013, reportedly after the endorsement of her two sons, who knew of Nvidia because of the chips in their favorite video games.
Before joining Nvidia, Kress spent three years as chief financial officer of a Cisco division; before that, she worked for 13 years at Microsoft.
Nvidia became the first ever company to achieve a market cap of $5 trillion in 2025.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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