Published Nov 12, 2026 | 7:40 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 12, 2026 | 7:52 PM
Huang had, in an e-mail to the company, admitted to the affair and apologised to his family.
Synopsis: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of two extramarital affairs, one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy and another with an executive who reported directly to him, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company’s board has named long-time Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO.
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy and another with an executive who reported directly to him, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company’s board has named its long-time Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO, with immediate effect.
The resignation follows days after Huang, 63, admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a woman suspected by US intelligence agencies of working for China’s Ministry of State Security.
She was the managing director of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre company, from March to November 2023, according to the BBC. Huang admitted to the affair in an email to Nvidia employees and apologised to his family.
The second affair was with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare, according to The New York Times. Powell, 48, was attending a conference at a hotel in San Jose, California, where bystanders saw the two being affectionate, the newspaper reported.
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According to The New York Times, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the American intelligence community believed Alice Huang had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security.
US President Donald Trump said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was investigating the allegations. He also said he “really believed” Huang, describing him as an “honourable guy” and expressing confidence that he would be “in good shape” after the investigation.
Before the resignation, Bloomberg reported that Nvidia’s board was working with an outside firm to identify potential replacements for Huang.
Nvidia designs advanced graphic processing chips that have become central to artificial intelligence technology. It is the world’s second most valuable company, behind Apple.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
