Ex-Nvidia chief misled executives about affair

Former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang misled senior company officials about the nature of his relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, with whom he had an affair, according to a Reuters investigation published on Saturday.

Former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang misled senior company officials about the nature of his relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, with whom he had an affair, according to a Reuters investigation published on Saturday.

Two people familiar with the matter and internal correspondence reviewed by Reuters said Huang had described his interactions with Alice Huang as routine business dealings with customers when questioned by company leaders.

The officials included Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter and chief marketing officer Alison Wagonfeld, the report said.

In two messages sent in October 2026, Huang told company leaders that his interactions with Alice Huang reflected standard business dealings. He also described his dealings with Megaspeed International, an Nvidia customer, as routine, according to the report.

Reuters said it had reviewed the October messages but had not examined messages from a similar exchange in 2025. Sources told the news agency that Huang had also described the relationship as appropriate when questioned that year.

Huang resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive and a member of its board on November 12, after reports of extramarital relationships involving a businesswoman and company employees. The company’s board had accepted his resignation a day earlier, according to a regulatory filing.

In a message to employees on November 8, Huang apologised for being unfaithful to his wife and for hurting his family and disappointing the company.

Alice Huang, a former senior executive at Megaspeed International, has been the subject of US intelligence scrutiny over suspicions that she was spying for China. Beijing has denied the allegation. Reuters said it had not independently verified whether she worked on behalf of the Chinese government.

Jensen Huang and Alice Huang share a surname but are not related.

On November 10, Nvidia’s independent directors said they had hired law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an independent investigation into reports about Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang and the allegations concerning her links to China.

The New York Times had earlier reported that Huang had an extramarital relationship with an Nvidia employee. Reuters reported on November 12 that he had also had an intimate relationship with another employee.

Separately, Nvidia shares had fallen more than 30 percent from their October 6 closing high, reducing the company’s market capitalisation by more than $1.8 trillion, Reuters reported.