# Nvidia had no succession plan when Jensen Huang quit. Former Fortune 500 CEOs call it ‘preposterous’

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 15, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/15/fortune-500-ceos-say-nvidia-succession-failed-most-basic-test/>

Jensen Huang had 60 direct reports and no clear heir. Ex-CEOs weigh in on how that could have been allowed to happen.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 3:58 AM: [Jensen Huang](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiS0FVX3lxTE9VLVhCZlI5bXRldmNjNXFySHpxUzhMT05weTRMemd6T2Z4NVNERzZWeWtnQUQyQzVqcFRQVDk1d2x4eVFYT0FyLUpSSQ?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Nvidia had no succession plan when Jensen Huang quit. Former Fortune 500 CEOs call it ‘preposterous’](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/15/fortune-500-ceos-say-nvidia-succession-failed-most-basic-test/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  Jensen Huang had 60 direct reports and no clear heir. Ex-CEOs weigh in on how that could have been allowed to happen.
- Nov 15, 2026, 5:41 AM: [Is Nvidia cooked without Jensen Huang?](<https://www.businessinsider.com/bi-today-sunday-newsletter-nvidia-without-jensen-huang-2026-11>) — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
  In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about what's next for Nvidia in a post-Huang world.