Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after two affair allegations

Jensen Huang, the 63‑year‑old chief executive of Nvidia, resigned on Thursday following revelations of two separate affairs.

The first allegation involved a relationship with a businesswoman alleged to be a Chinese spy, which attracted global investor attention. The second claim, reported on Wednesday, said Huang had an affair with a colleague at Nvidia.

Huang, who founded Nvidia in 1993, has been a prominent figure in the AI industry, with the company valued at nearly $4 billion euros despite the scandal. Nvidia supplies the microchips that power artificial‑intelligence technologies and counts major firms such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI and Anthropic among its customers.

Born in Taiwan in 1963, Huang moved to the US at age nine, earned an electrical‑engineering degree from Oregon State University and a master’s from Stanford. He married Lori Mills in 1985 and their two children, Madison and Spencer, hold senior roles at Nvidia.

Huang’s resignation creates uncertainty for the global stock market and for the US‑China technology rivalry, where Nvidia is a key player.

Source: BBC News. Photo: Angelyn Sanjorjo / Pexels.