Sunday: 'Confidence in Jensen.' Wednesday: Preparing to oust him. How one report flipped Nvidia's board

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed that he was unfaithful to his wife. He reportedly had a close relationship with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang. It was reported that Alice had been under surveillance by US intelligence agencies. According to reports, US intelligence assessments concluded that Alice had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS). She was allegedly given the role of developing a close relationship with Jensen, and gathering information about Nvidia. It was reported that China wanted information about Nvidia's advanced AI chips and business strategy. Now, the board of tech giant Nvidia is considering whether to oust its CEO Jensen Huang. This comes after revelations that Jensen engaged in two extramarital affairs. One with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative and another with a subordinate executive, according to The Wall Street Journal.

All of this comes after The New York Times reported that Huang had maintained an undisclosed relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health care.

What exactly happened?

Jensen Huang and Kimberly Powell were captured on video being affectionate at a San Jose hotel, according to former staff members. It was also revealed in the report that this happened during Nvidia's annual developer conference in March.


Powell had reportedly joined the company in 2008. She then led its health care and medical imaging initiatives. She also represents the company regularly on global stages. Both Jensen and Kimberly are married to other partners.

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Preparation to oust Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

According to reports, Nvidia's board of directors met on Wednesday to decide whether to oust Jensen Huang as CEO of the world's most valuable chip company.

This comes as a major shift from Sunday. Earlier, Nvidia's board had ​expressed confidence in Huang and his leadership team. However, his position now looks more uncertain after it was reported by the New York Times that he had a separate extramarital affair with a company employee Kimberly Powell. Notably, according to the company's laws, Huang can be removed "with or without cause" by a majority vote of directors.