Following the unfortunate exit of Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, the US-based tech giant wil soon have a new CEO. Three Indian-origin executives have emerged as potential contenders for the top job. Sanjay Mehrotra, Nikesh Arora and Thomas Kurian are among the names being discussed as Nvidia considers a possible successor to Huang. Huang, who built Nvidia into one of the world's most influential technology companies, lat evening stepped down as CEO with immediate effect. The development has brought Indian-origin tech leaders into the spotlight at a time when Nvidia is facing one of the biggest leadership changes in its history. However, Nvidia has not officially confirmed any of these names as candidates for the position. The names are based on media reports and ongoing discussions around the company's leadership succession. Sanjay Mehrotra is perhaps one of the most relevant names for Nvidia because of his experience in the semiconductor industry. He is currently the CEO of Micron Technology, a major memory chipmaker. Mehrotra has been leading Micron since 2017. Before that, he co-founded SanDisk in 1988 and served as its CEO. His experience with memory chips could be important for Nvidia, particularly as demand for high-bandwidth memory continues to grow with AI infrastructure. Micron's growth during his leadership has also brought him into the spotlight as a major name in the global semiconductor industry. Nikesh Arora is another Indian-origin executive whose name has emerged in discussions around Nvidia's next CEO. He currently leads Palo Alto Networks, a major cybersecurity company. An alumnus of IIT (BHU) Varanasi, Arora has been heading Palo Alto Networks since 2018. Before joining the company, he served as president and COO of SoftBank. He also spent around a decade at Google, where he held several senior leadership positions. His experience in managing large technology businesses, investments and global operations could make him an interesting candidate for Nvidia. Thomas Kurian is the third Indian-origin executive being discussed as a potential successor. He is currently the CEO of Google Cloud, a business that has become increasingly important as companies invest heavily in artificial intelligence. Originally from Kerala, Kurian joined Google Cloud in 2018 after spending more than two decades at Oracle. He took over as Google Cloud CEO in 2019. His experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and AI services could be useful for Nvidia, especially as the company expands beyond chipmaking into the wider AI infrastructure market. The succession discussion is not limited to these three Indian-origin executives. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress, who has taken over as interim CEO, and senior executive Ian Buck are also among the names being discussed. External candidates reportedly include Arm CEO Rene Haas and Apple's senior hardware executive Johny Srouji. Nvidia's board is considering both internal and external candidates and has reportedly engaged an outside firm to identify potential successors.