# Report: Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang after admission to affair with alleged Chinese spy
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26 outlets covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 11, 2026, 5:12 PM · Read it:
CEO Jensen Huang has been under intense pressure following his confession to infidelity and it appears he is poised to lose his grip on the company he co-founded in 1993.
## Who's covering it
In the order they published:
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:59 AM: [What we know about Jensen Huang and the NVIDIA spy plot]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny after U.S. officials reportedly concluded that a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship was working with Chinese intelligence, raising questions about whether the company’s sensitive technology or national security information may have been compromised. The allegations have prompted Nvidia’s board to launch an independent investigation into
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:18 AM: [Nvidia Shareholder Sues Jensen Huang Over Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy as Stock Sheds $190B]() — CryptoPotato (Specialist)
Nvidia said in October that export-diversion claims against that customer had been investigated and debunked.
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:43 AM: [Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia’s future]() — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:32 PM: [Nvidia and Huang face lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
A shareholder has sued Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang, accusing them of deceiving investors about Huang's affair with a purported Chinese spy.
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:08 PM: [Nvidia Hires Wachtell Lipton to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s Affair With Chinese Executive]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
Wachtell partner Joon H. Kim, a former acting U.S. attorney, is leading the inquiry into the chip maker’s chief executive.
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:49 PM: [What Jensen Huang’s Affair Means for Nvidia]() — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States)
What did Huang—and the Trump Administration—know about the alleged Chinese spy he was involved with?
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:03 PM: [Nvidia hires major US law firm to investigate alleged Chinese spy affair]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom)
The appointment was made after it emerged Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:45 PM: [Nvidia CEO’s Alleged Chinese Spy Affair Now Reportedly Involves $7.5 Billion in Chip Sales]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States)
Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang reportedly helped a network of companies obtain billions of dollars in Nvidia AI chips for Chinese companies.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:42 PM: [NVIDIA shareholders are suing the company and CEO Jensen Huang]() — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
The company's shares have plummeted in response to the exec's affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
- Nov 10, 2026, 8:09 PM: [Democrats call for scrutiny of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy]() — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:45 PM: [Nvidia's stock fell 5.47% on Tuesday, following a 4%+ drop on Monday, after Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy (April Roach/CNBC)]() — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:46 AM: [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s involvement with an alleged Chinese spy is the stuff of Hollywood thrillers. These 10, for example]() — Fast Company (Magazine, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:10 PM: [Nvidia prepares to oust Jensen Huang, WSJ reports — stock sinks]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States)
The report comes days after Huang admitted to an affair with a woman who is believed by U.S. intelligence of being a Chinese spy.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:28 PM: [Nvidia sinks after report implicates CEO Jensen Huang in 2nd affair]() — Axios (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:36 PM: [Nvidia prepares to fire CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:41 PM: [Nvidia preps to boot Jensen Huang after second alleged affair revealed in wake of Chinese ‘spy’ scandal: report]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
Jensen Huang’s future as Nvidia’s chief executive was hanging by a thread Wednesday night, with the chipmaking giant’s board weighing whether to remove its billionaire founder following revelations of a second alleged extramarital affair, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:44 PM: [Nvidia is reportedly preparing to fire Jensen Huang]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
Nvidia's board is preparing to dismiss CEO Jensen Huang following a report from the New York Times about a second alleged extramarital affair, just days after he admitted to a separate affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy, The Wall Street Journal reports. The second alleged affair was with an executive who
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:44 PM: [Nvidia preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang after affairs: WSJ]() — Cointelegraph (Specialist)
Nvidia’s board could meet as soon as today to decide Jensen Huang’s future, WSJ reports.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:45 PM: [Nvidia Falls After Report of Huang Affair With Executive]() — The Defiant (Specialist)
The New York Times reported a relationship with health-care VP Kimberly Powell, who reports to Huang, raising a separate workplace-governance question while a board investigation is underway.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:45 PM: [House Republicans push Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify over alleged spy ties]() — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
The scrutiny of Nvidia's CEO highlights the delicate balance between corporate leadership and national security concerns, impacting investor confidence.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:51 PM: [Nvidia stock falls 8% after report board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang after second affair]() — Business Insider (Digital news, United States)
Nvidia stock was down 8% after hours following two new reports about Jensen Huang dropped, including one that said its board was preparing to remove him.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:10 PM: [CEO Jensen Huang's job is suddenly on the line at Nvidia]() — Ars Technica (Digital news, United States)
The FBI is investigating as Nvidia’s board holds urgent talks over Huang’s future.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:12 PM: [Report: Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang after admission to affair with alleged Chinese spy]() — Fortune (Magazine, United States)
CEO Jensen Huang has been under intense pressure following his confession to infidelity and it appears he is poised to lose his grip on the company he co-founded in 1993.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:28 PM: [Nvidia’s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States)
As soon as Wednesday evening, Nvidia's board could decide to remove its founder and CEO of 33 years.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:29 PM: [Nvidia's board preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, sources say]() — CBS News (TV network, United States)
Nvidia's board of directors is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang soon, according to two sources, amid allegations Huang had an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies believe was a Chinese asset.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:48 PM: [Nvidia stock tanks after report of second Huang affair]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
Shares of Nvidia tanked early Wednesday evening, after The New York Times reported that CEO Jensen Huang had a second affair. The company’s stock was down roughly 8.3 percent during after hours trading, dipping below $160 per share. Nvidia shares had not fallen below that threshold since June 2025. Nvidia shares were trading at greater than…