Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy, affair scandals
Nov 12, 2026
Jensen Huang at GTC Berlin last month. | Photo: Soeren Stache / picture alliance via Getty Images
Nvidia's board has separated from Jensen Huang, its longtime co-founder, president, and CEO, after reports of two extramarital affairs - one with an alleged Chinese spy and one with an Nvidia ex
ecutive who reported to Huang. A press release published Thursday following a late Wednesday night board meeting announced Huang's resignation as CEO, president, and board member, effective immediately, with current CFO Colette Kress appointed interim CEO.
Nvidia is also changing its corporate structure in Huang's absence, appointing former Synopsys CEO Harvey C. Jones as the first board chair in its history. The statement does not include a quote fr …
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