Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after affair with alleged Chinese spy comes to light

TechnologyInternationalBioBioChileNov 12, 2026, 8:53 AMAI summary

Jensen Huang resigned with immediate effect as Nvidia's CEO and board chairman after an affair with Alice Huang came to light; U.S. intelligence alleges she was recruited by China, according to Bloomberg. The company opened an internal investigation and said it had no suspicions of risk to its trade secrets. CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO and Harvey Jones as board chair. Nvidia shares were down 10% in pre-market trading on Wall Street.

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Jensen Huang left Nvidia's CEO and chairman roles with immediate effect; Colette Kress, until now CFO, takes over as interim CEO.
The exit follows his confirmation of an affair with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence alleges was recruited by China.
Nvidia opened an internal investigation and said it had no suspicions of risk to trade secrets or national security.

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