Who is Graham Gerade? What to know about Kimberly Powell's husband amid Jensen Huang controversy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has come under scrutiny after a report alleged that he had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company's vice president of healthcare who is married to Graham Gerade. The New York Times reported that the two were seen behaving affectionately at a San Jose hotel during an Nvidia conference in March.

Huang's admission of infidelity came amid a separate controversy over Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le. The Chinese businesswoman has faced suspicion from US authorities over alleged links to Chinese intelligence, as per media reports. Huang did not name the woman in his public admission. However, media reports have linked his remarks to Alice Huang.

Who is Kimberly Powell's husband?

According to a Daily Beast report, Kimberly is married to Graham D. Gerade, a medical technology professional who is listed as a co-inventor on a US patent for a medical imaging viewer application. Gerade, 54, is named alongside Hamid Tabatabaie and Amy J. Vreeland on the patent, which was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in February 2014.



The couple reportedly has two children. Her family life has drawn attention following a report about her alleged relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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What is known about Graham Gerade and Kimberly Powell's family?

A 2018 obituary published by The Providence Journal for John “Jack” E. Powell Jr., also reveals Kimberly Powell as Graham’s wife. John was Kimberly’s father.

The obituary listed Kimberly among his surviving children. It also named the couple’s two daughters, Sonoma and Valencia Gerade, among the deceased’s grandchildren.

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The New York Times cited five people who had worked at Nvidia. Two sources told the Times that Huang and Powell were seen behaving affectionately at a hotel in San Jose, California, during the company's GTC conference in March. The NYT said it had not viewed the alleged footage.

Huang, 63, and Powell, 48, are both married to other people, according to The New York Post.

In June 2016, she wrote on X post: “Jen-Hsun [Jensen] is named as one of America’s top CEOs by Glassdoor Survey! It’s a awesome place to work, come join us!”

In another X post Powell had mentioned Huang, “And irresistible for #deeplearning” in a comment on a photo of Huang with the caption, “The GeForce GTX 1080 is almost irresponsible levels of performance.”

Neither Powell nor Nvidia immediately responded to the Times' requests for comment. Huang declined to discuss the allegations when contacted by the newspaper.