Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with Chinese asset

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned after revelations of an affair with a company executive and a woman identified by US intelligence as a Chinese asset, citing national security risks. His departure adds to a list of chiefs ousted over personal relationships. Huang's case is unusual due to the security dimension, but most CEO firings stem from policy violations on workplace romances. Examples include Mark Hurd at Hewlett-Packard in 2010 and Brian Krzanich at Intel in 2018, both over undisclosed relationships. Boards typically enforce such rules, though founders often receive deference. Huang's board acted correctly but slowly, experts said. Other founders like Steve Jobs and Sam Altman returned after ousters, but Huang's exit follows a pattern of strict enforcement since the #MeToo era.