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Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after reports of relationship with alleged Chinese spy. Nvidia board launches an investigation into Huang’s conduct amid espionage allegations, shares fall.
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Huang Resigns After Spy
Jensen Huang resigned as CEO of Nvidia after reports tied his extramarital relationships to a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, and the company said its board of directors made the decision effective immediately. Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Colette Kress as interim CEO on Thursday and named its first-ever board chair, Harvey C Jones, after the board met on Wednesday night to discuss ousting Huang.
The alleged Chinese intelligence asset Alice Huang was described as a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, and Al Jazeera reported that Nvidia’s market value fell below $4 trillion for the first time since July 2025. Huang came under fire after a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, described as “former CEO of a data-center company headquartered in Singapore,” and the BBC also said the executive admitted last Sunday to having been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologized for hurting her and their children.
Trump Calls, Warnings
President Donald Trump urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job during a phone call on Tuesday, according to The New York Times as cited by The Hill and The Times of India.
Trump told sports commentator Stephen A. Smith that he had called Huang on Wednesday and said, “I spoke to him yesterday. He’s going through hell,” while Trump also said, “The big thing is, was the woman a spy? And I don’t know if that’s been determined yet.”
The New York Times reported that Trump had been warned at least twice about Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, with the first warning coming late last year and the second in the spring, and the report said Trump took no action either time.
Trump continued to back Huang even after U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that he was having an affair with a woman Alice Huang believed to be a Chinese spy, and it said Trump had publicly praised Huang as a “legend” in a social media post on Thursday.
Investigations and Stakes
The FBI, U.S. Congress, and Nvidia were described as investigating Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, and Al Jazeera said the alleged spy triggered investigations while Nvidia also faced a shareholder class-action lawsuit.
The FBI was conducting its own inquiries and Nvidia was already investigating the relationship Huang acknowledged, while Beijing warned the United States not to use espionage accusations as a pretext to restrict the sale of technology to China.
Congressional investigations were underway and House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast told reporters on Thursday that Huang has agreed to testify before Congress.
The scandal’s next phase would likely involve an investigation when Democrats take control of Congress in January, and NPR quoted Rep. Yvette Clarke saying, “We should all be extremely concerned about this, and the fact that the White House knew about this for weeks, maybe months now, is is is very disturbing as well.”