Rich Wajsgras, former Groq executive, has joined NVIDIA as a senior manager. He confirmed his new role in a recent LinkedIn post.
“Happy to share that I’m starting a new position as a Senior Manager at NVIDIA,” he wrote. “It’s a real privilege to join a company that has defined the modern era of [artificial intelligence], and I’m grateful for the opportunity ahead.”
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Who Is Rich Wajsgras?
Wajsgras is a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of experience spanning federal sales, cybersecurity, infrastructure and emerging technologies.
At Groq, an AI inference platform provider, he served as vice president for the U.S. public sector.
Prior to Groq, Wajsgras spent more than three years at Eclypsium, most recently holding the role of president of U.S. federal.
His career also includes senior leadership positions at Mend.io, Checkmarx, Trend Micro and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he led U.S. federal and Americas-wide sales efforts across network security and enterprise platforms.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA in information systems and finance from The George Washington University.
How Does NVIDIA Support Federal Missions?
Wajsgras joins NVIDIA as the company continues to expand its footprint across government and national security missions.
In October, NVIDIA partnered with U.S. technology and telecom firms Booz Allen Hamilton, Cisco, MITRE, ODC and T-Mobile to develop an AI-native wireless stack designed to accelerate 6G development. Built on the NVIDIA AI Aerial platform, the Artificial Intelligence–Radio Access Network integrates AI across hardware, software and architecture to support secure and adaptive next-generation wireless networks. NVIDIA said the collaboration produced early 6G applications such as multimodal sensing and AI-driven spectrum management.
The company has also introduced the AI Factory for Government reference design to help federal agencies deploy secure, full-stack AI systems. The reference design serves as a blueprint for deploying AI in compliance-driven environments. NVIDIA said the design is being adopted by partners including Palantir, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow and Lockheed Martin, as well as major server manufacturers.
