Rod Evans
EMEA Vice President – Supercomputing, HER, & AI, NvidiaRod Evans is NVIDIA’s Vice President for Supercomputing, Higher Education and AI for Europe, Middle East and Africa Rod is an accomplished entrepreneur and international business leader, with a proven track record of driving success across IT, software, and telecom businesses.
Rod’s 20+ years of international experience enables him to lead teams with passion, integrity, and confidence. A believer in leading by example, Rod’s strategic approach has resulted in significant growth in terms of headcount and revenue. He is a committed innovator with a keen interest in increasing awareness of AI’s potential. He works tirelessly to encourage the early adoption of AI by showcasing what it can do, how it works, and why implementing an AI strategy is critical.
He joined NVIDIA in 2018 and has overseen strong growth in the High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence businesses at NVIDIA across Europe. Rod is a highly accomplished international business leader and draws on more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry.
Before joining NVIDIA, Rod led the European direct sales force at Intel Corporation and previously held European Vice President Positions at Silicon Graphics, Rackable Systems, Copan Systems and EMC. Currently based in Reading, United Kingdom; he has worked in the UK, USA, and Germany.
Rod is a British national and alumnus of Queen Mary University, London. After graduation, he began his career in sales from where he quickly progressed to senior management and C-Suite level roles.