# 11 names to watch in the Jensen Huang succession search

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8 outlets covering · First listed: Axios, Nov 12, 2026, 5:06 PM · Read it: <https://www.axios.com/2026/11/12/nvidia-next-ceo-jensen-huang-predictions>

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Nvidia shares fell 14% after CEO Jensen Huang resigned amid controversies, according to Crypto Briefing. Reports alleged Huang had a third affair with another Nvidia employee, Reuters reported, and Huang has formally acknowledged one of three alleged affairs, Forbes said. Colette Kress is Nvidia’s new interim CEO, NBC News reported.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 11:43 AM: [Jensen Huang must go](<https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/11/11/jensen-huang-must-go>) — The Economist (Magazine, United Kingdom, rated Center)
- 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, rated Center)
  Chip giant co-founder’s future as chief executive is uncertain following report of a second affair
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:03 AM: [Jensen Huang on Nvidia succession weeks before scandal hit: 'Just as I can be fired, the next CEO has to be hired'](<https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-nvidia-next-ceo-earn-job-affair-scandal-2026-11>) — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
  Before Nvidia's succession crisis, Jensen Huang said its next CEO should come from inside the company and earn the role.
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:52 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns](<https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEO](<https://www.engadget.com/2314584/jensen-huang-is-out-as-nvidia-ceo/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  He has held the position since the company's founding in 1993, but has recently been embroiled in an international scandal.
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:36 AM: [36 direct reports, no heir apparent: How Jensen Huang’s ‘flat’ org may have hampered Nvidia’s succession planning](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-nvidia-flat-org-succession-planning/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  'The Great Flattening' has made companies faster and leaner. Nvidia’s scramble to replace its CEO shows what it can cost them.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Baylor football coaching search 2026: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Bears experts](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/baylor-football-coaching-search-candidates-2026-hot-board-names-to-watch/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Bears Illustrated team just revealed their top Baylor coaching candidates after Dave Aranda was fired on Sunday, Oct. 25
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:06 PM: [11 names to watch in the Jensen Huang succession search](<https://www.axios.com/2026/11/12/nvidia-next-ceo-jensen-huang-predictions>) — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center)
