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Archive photo · 18 November 2025Nvidia Launches Independent Probe After CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy
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Nvidia opens independent investigation after Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy. Huang admits affair in staff email; board says no evidence of compromised secrets.
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Huang admits affair, probe
Nvidia opened an independent investigation after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair with a woman suspected by US intelligence of being a Chinese spy, and the company said its board had no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised.
“I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
Jensen Huang told employees, "I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry."
Nvidia said its board was initiating an independent inquiry "in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort" and that a committee of independent directors would oversee it with outside counsel.
US intelligence officials believed Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang had a close relationship with Jensen Huang and was a spy for Beijing, according to a New York Times report.
Nvidia described Jensen Huang as committed to continuing to lead the company while the investigation proceeds.
Spy allegations and identities
US intelligence officials believed Alice Huang was a spy for Beijing, and the BBC said the New York Times report linked her to a relationship with Jensen Huang. Alice Huang was identified as an executive for an Asian tech firm, Megaspeed International, and US intelligence told the Trump administration that it believed Alice Huang was hired to collect information on behalf of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security. Jensen Huang’s email to Nvidia employees said, "I am fully committed to Nvidia" and "will work to earn back your confidence."
Alice Huang is linked to Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed and China previously rejected the allegations as "groundless speculation." It remained unclear what information Alice Huang allegedly passed to Beijing or when she began gathering intelligence.
Congress, exports, and risk
Members of Congress wrote to Jensen Huang asking him to appear later in the month about Nvidia’s "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage" given his reported relationship with Alice Huang. A letter from three House Republican committee leaders said, "Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC's [China's] access to sensitive US technology and information." Nvidia’s AI chips are central to the rivalry between the US and China and Washington has previously imposed controls on where its advanced products can be sold, including restrictions on the H200.
In January the Trump administration said it would allow the company to sell its H200 chips to Chinese customers under certain conditions. Nvidia’s board released a statement on November 8 that it was prioritizing US national and economic security and that it would examine all available information even though it had "no reason to believe" secrets were compromised.
