Jensen Huang quits as CEO of Nvidia: He was once caught getting cosy with Nvidia VP on camera. Who is Kimberly Powell, the second woman he has been linked with?

Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has stepped down from his position as CEO on Thursday after there were reports of him having an affair with Kimberly Powell, the AI chipmaker's vice president of healthcare. This comes after the billionaire was said to have had an extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese executive whom U.S. intelligence claimed was a spy for Beijing. As per a New York Times report, Powell directly reported to Huang, and several anonymous sources claimed the duo was seen getting cosy on camera.

In March, she reportedly took the stage at Nvidia’s annual developer conference, GTC, held in San Jose. During her presentation, she discussed how artificial intelligence could accelerate advances in healthcare and biological research. During this conference, Nvidia employees saw them getting affectionate. This interaction was caught by an individual on camera who was spotted by Huang’s security team and made to sign a non-disclosure agreement. However, three people shared the incident with the NYT.

Here’s all you need to know about Powell:

Powell Was In Charge Of Nvidia’s Healthcare Segment

She joined Nvidia in 2008 as a director. She promoted Nvidia’s AI chips for medical imaging. She had earlier worked as an engineer before moving into a product role at an electronics startup. During that stint, she managed to get in touch with Nvidia to discuss its computing chips. After recognising the potential applications of its technology in healthcare, the company contacted her again with a job offer, she revealed in an episode of the Lifers podcast released in August.

She later was in charge of a business development team that built AI tools. In 2017, she became Vice President for healthcare. She is now in charge of the entire tech aspect of healthcare, such as medical imaging, life sciences, and drug discovery.

Before joining Nvidia, Powell worked as a hardware engineer at DOME Imaging Systems and Planar Systems, Inc., Medical Business Unit

As per her LinkedIn profile, she is an alumna of Northeastern University.