Rick Champagne is Director of Global Media & Entertainment Strategy and Marketing at NVIDIA, where he leads global industry strategy and marketing initiatives for media and entertainment customers. In this role, Rick works closely with customers and industry partners across film, television, advertising, and broadcast to accelerate the advancement and adoption of emerging technologies.

With more than two decades of experience spanning product management, industry strategy, and marketing, Rick has played a pivotal role in shaping industry‑defining platforms, including Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya Entertainment Creation Suites, Softimage, and NVIDIA RTX technologies. His career has been dedicated to serving artists and technologists by bridging creative workflows with high‑performance computing and AI innovation.

Rick maintains strong ties to the creative community as a member of the Television Academy, Visual Effects Society (VES), and HPA, and serves as Vice Chair of the Advanced Imaging Society. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University.