Jensen Huang has been accused of having an intimate relationship with another employee at the company, bringing a third reported affair into the scandal that culminated in his resignation, Reuters reported, citing two sources.
The latest revelation follows reports of two other extramarital relationships involving the former Nvidia chief.
One was with Alice Huanga Chinese businesswoman and former executive at Singapore-based cloud company Megaspeed, who has been suspected by US intelligence officials of having links to Chinese intelligence.
The other was with Kimberly PowellNvidia’s vice president of healthcare, who worked directly under Jensen Huang. The employee involved in the newly reported relationship was not identified.
JENSEN HUANG ADMITTED TO AN AFFAIR
Huang admitted having an affair in a statement on November 8, issued after reports emerged about his relationship with Alice Huang. He did not identify the woman by name. Days later, he resigned from Nvidia after 33 years at the company he co-founded and helped turn into a big force in the global artificial intelligence boom.
Nvidia said chief financial officer Colette Kress would serve as interim CEO while the board considers both internal and external candidates for a permanent successor. Longtime engineer Ian Buck has also emerged as a potential internal contender.
Huang, 63, was not only Nvidia’s chief executive but also one of its largest shareholders, holding a 3.61% stake. He will leave the company’s board as part of his departure. The board has appointed former Synopsys CEO and longtime Nvidia director Harvey Jones as its new chair.
The leadership change comes at a particularly sensitive moment for Nvidia. Its chips have become essential to the development of generative AI, turning the company from a graphics processor maker best known among gamers into a strategic technology giant at the centre of the US-China competition over artificial intelligence.
THE POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM SCANDAL
The controversy has also moved beyond Nvidia’s boardroom and into Washington. Huang’s close relationship with President Donald Trump had already made him an influential voice in the administration’s debate over whether Nvidia should be allowed to sell some advanced AI chips to China.
Trump has publicly defended Huang. On Sunday, he said Huang had done an “amazing job for our country” and claimed the Nvidia chief told him he had not known Alice Huang was allegedly connected to Chinese intelligence.
Trump later suggested that former Apple CEO Tim Cook could succeed Huang at Nvidia. The administration is now facing questions of its own, particularly over Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has been closely involved in US semiconductor export policy.
Lutnick and Huang had both pushed for greater access to the Chinese market despite resistance from China hawks in both parties. On Thursday, senior White House officials were discussing whether Lutnick should leave his post, although the White House said Trump “maintains complete confidence in the secretary and his ability to carry out the position”.
WHY ALICE HUANG IS CENTRAL TO THE SCANDAL
The relationship with Alice Huang has attracted particular scrutiny because of her previous role at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based cloud computing company that had access to Nvidia’s chips. The relationship was first reported by The New York Times in October 2025. Subsequent reports said US intelligence officials suspected Alice Huang of acting on behalf of Chinese intelligence. Beijing has denied that she is a spy.
The case also intersects with US efforts to prevent advanced AI technology from reaching China through third countries.
US authorities have investigated Megaspeed over suspicions that it helped China obtain restricted AI chips, according to media reports. Bloomberg also reported Thursday that the US Justice Department was investigating Alice Huang over whether entities linked to her were involved in efforts to move Super Micro products to China.
Singapore has separately investigated Megaspeed and Alice Huang. Its authorities have sought information from the FBI and the Justice Department, although Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said it received only “limited information or assistance”.
JENSEN HUANG TO FACE US CONGRESS
The controversy is also set to follow Huang beyond his departure from Nvidia. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Thursday that Huang had agreed to testify before Congress ahead of Thanksgiving. The hearing could put the former CEO under direct questioning about his relationships, his dealings involving China and what he knew about concerns surrounding Alice Huang.
Nvidia’s board had already launched an internal investigation into whether Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence operation, led by independent directors with outside legal counsel.
Huang has also hired the law firm Paul Weiss, The New York Times reported, as scrutiny around his personal relationships and Nvidia’s business dealings in China intensifies. It was not immediately clear what the firm had been retained to handle.
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With inputs from agencies
Source: www.indiatoday.in
