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Nvidia moves to oust spy-tainted CEO Jensen Huang after word of affair with subordinate: report

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Fernández, J. (2026, November 11). Nvidia moves to oust spy-tainted CEO Jensen Huang after word of affair with subordinate: report. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nvidia-jensen-huang-ceo-affair-b3083502.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-11-11 · by Jasmine Fernández

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Nvidia’s board is considering removing CEO Jensen Huang due to disclosures about his extramarital relationships, including one with Kimberly Powell, a senior subordinate at the company. The New York Times reported that Powell, who leads Nvidia's healthcare unit, was observed in an affectionate encounter with Huang during a March conference, which violates the company’s code of conduct against personal relationships that create conflicts. Additionally, Huang acknowledged having an affair with Alice Huang, reportedly identified as a Chinese spy by intelligence agencies, adding to the internal turmoil at Nvidia.
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4 of 13 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

Chinese Nvidia San Jose The New York Times The Wall Street Journal

Subjects

Huang PERSON · 6× Nvidia ORG · 5× Powell PERSON · 4× The New York Times ORG · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× GTC ORG · 1× Jensen Huang PERSON · 1× Kimberly Powell PERSON · 1× San Jose GPE · 1× The Wall Street Journal ORG · 1×

Narrative

Nvidia's board of directors is preparing to oust Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang following disclosures regarding two extramarital relationships, including one with a senior corporate subordinate and another involving a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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Claims (13 extracted, 4 hedged)

Nvidia's board of directors is preparing to oust Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang following disclosures regarding two extramarital relationships, including one with a senior corporate subordinate and another involving a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. asserted
board → prepare → Journal
The board's impending move follows reporting from The New York Times detailing that Huang maintained an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health care. asserted
Huang → impend → care
The relationship has been discussed inside the company, according to five people who worked at the chip-maker. Powell, 48, reports directly to the 63-year-old CEO. uncertain
Powell → discuss → CEO
According to sources familiar with the matter, Huang and Powell were observed behaving affectionately at a San Jose hotel during Nvidia's GTC developer conference in March. uncertain
Huang → accord → March
A bystander recorded the interaction on a smartphone, after which members of Huang's personal security detail sequestered the individual and offered them a non-disclosure agreement to sign, according to three people briefed on the incident. uncertain
members → record → incident
The New York Times noted it had not viewed the video. asserted
it → note → video
During that same conference in March, Powell — who joined Nvidia in 2008 and was promoted to lead its healthcare unit in 2017 — delivered a presentation on artificial intelligence applications in biology that featured cartoon depictions of Huang. asserted
that → join → Huang
Such relationships conflict directly with Nvidia's corporate code of conduct, which explicitly directs employees to avoid situations, including personal relationships, that generate internal conflicts. asserted
that → conflict → conflicts
The policy states that the company "promptly investigates reports of misconduct." asserted
company → state → misconduct
This development compounds an existing controversy surrounding the chip-making giant. asserted
development → compound → giant
Earlier in the week, Huang acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang — no relation — who has been identified in reports as a suspected operative for China's Ministry of State Security. asserted
who → acknowledge → Security
Intelligence assessments had reportedly warned months prior that Beijing's intelligence apparatus had recruited her. uncertain
apparatus → warn → her
This is a developing story and will be updated. asserted
This → develop → ?
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