“Jensen Huang also had an affair with a female NVIDIA executive” ... A sudden turn toward “firing” as workplace affair allegations emerge
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- 2026-11-12 08:05:40
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- 2026-11-12 08:05:40
[Financial News] Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s CEO, who acknowledged an affair with a woman suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence agencies, is now embroiled in allegations that he had an extramarital affair with a female vice president at the company. The woman is reportedly a senior executive currently overseeing NVIDIA’s global healthcare business.
NYT reports new allegations of an affair within NVIDIA involving Jensen Huang, with far-reaching repercussions
The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 11th (local time) that Huang was suspected of having another extramarital affair with a female executive who works at NVIDIA.
The person named in the report as Huang’s extramarital partner is Kimberly Powell, a vice president in charge of NVIDIA’s healthcare business. However, the relationship between the two remains an allegation raised by the NYT; it has not been confirmed whether the parties acknowledged it or what the specific circumstances were.
Powell is a senior executive responsible for NVIDIA’s global healthcare business. According to her biography on NVIDIA’s official website, she oversees the company’s healthcare-related businesses worldwide, including hardware and software platforms used in accelerated computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and visualization technologies.
The areas under her responsibility include medical imaging, life sciences, drug development, and medical data analytics. She manages NVIDIA’s business as a whole in applying its semiconductor and AI technologies to the healthcare industry.
Huang, who is 63 this year, and Powell, who is 48, are both married and have spouses. Powell is reportedly a senior executive who reports directly to Huang, so if the allegations are confirmed, they could raise a conflict-of-interest issue between a CEO and a direct report.
NVIDIA’s code of conduct requires employees to avoid situations in which conflicts of interest could arise, including through personal relationships. It also states that reports of misconduct will be investigated promptly.
The NYT reported that many companies have policies restricting romantic relationships between managers and subordinates.
WSJ: “NVIDIA board moves to oust Jensen Huang”
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 11th (local time) that NVIDIA’s board was preparing to dismiss CEO Jensen Huang.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the WSJ reported that NVIDIA’s board planned to meet as early as that day to decide Huang’s future at the company.
NVIDIA’s board had initially taken a cautious stance on dismissing Huang, but appears to have changed course and begun pursuing his removal after these additional allegations emerged.
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