Jensen Huang's Nvidia Future in Limbo Amid Reported Second Affair
Summary
Reports of a second alleged relationship involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have added to scrutiny over his reported ties to a woman U.S. intelligence officials suspect of gathering information for China. The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia’s board was preparing to push Huang out, though the company had previously said it had confidence in his leadership and said he would continue as CEO.Key Facts
- The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Nvidia directors could meet as soon as Wednesday to discuss removing Huang.
- The New York Times reported that Huang had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, an Nvidia vice president who reports to him; the paper said it had not seen footage that sources said showed the pair being affectionate.
- The New York Times reported that Huang’s security detail isolated a bystander who recorded the alleged encounter and offered the person a nondisclosure agreement.
- Huang acknowledged an affair in a message to employees and said his actions had hurt his wife and children.
- The New York Times previously reported that U.S. intelligence officials suspected Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed, of gathering information for Beijing; she is not related to Jensen Huang.
- The Associated Press reported that a Commerce Department inquiry into whether Megaspeed routed advanced Nvidia chips to Chinese users was transferred to the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
- Megaspeed denied the allegations, and China’s foreign ministry called the spy allegation unsubstantiated.
- President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Huang, who told him he had no idea the person in question was a spy; Trump said the FBI was looking into the matter.
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