# Jensen Huang may be out at Nvidia: The rise and fall of a key figure in the AI boom

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Fast Company, Nov 11, 2026, 6:27 PM · Read it: <https://www.fastcompany.com/91640747/jensen-huang-may-be-out-at-nvidia-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-key-figures-in-the-ai-boom>

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to remove CEO Jensen Huang after reports he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman U.S. intelligence says was spying for China, according to multiple reports. Nvidia is investigating whether Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy with whom he had an affair, the AP reported. Nvidia shares fell and its perpetual futures dropped 7% as traders reacted, according to Forbes and CoinDesk.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 4:31 PM: [Nvidia is preparing to oust Jensen Huang](<https://www.wsj.com/business/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-30f421ad>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:45 PM: [Nvidia Falls After Report of Huang Affair With Executive](<https://thedefiant.io/frontier/ai/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, 6:27 PM: [Jensen Huang may be out at Nvidia: The rise and fall of a key figure in the AI boom](<https://www.fastcompany.com/91640747/jensen-huang-may-be-out-at-nvidia-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-key-figures-in-the-ai-boom>) — Fast Company (Magazine, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:55 PM: [What to Know About Nvidia’s Investigation of CEO Jensen Huang](<https://www.nytimes.com/article/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Nvidia’s board is weighing the future of Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, admitted to an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence says was spying for China.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:54 AM: [Who could run Nvidia after Jensen Huang?](<https://www.ft.com/content/e47f7d4a-88d7-41e4-8c77-8ea8e0769353?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Chip giant co-founder’s future as chief executive is uncertain following report of a second affair