Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Faces Board Review Over Alleged Affair with Subordinate VP Kimberly Powell
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is being investigated for an alleged extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell, a subordinate vice president, following reports of a relationship with a woman identified by US intelligence as a Chinese spy. The company's board met Wednesday to consider his dismissal. Powell joined Nvidia in 2008 and was promoted to senior director of AI business development in 2016, then vice president of healthcare in late 2017. She oversees programs applying Nvidia chips to medical imaging and higher education. The New York Times reported Huang and Powell were filmed showing affection at a San Jose hotel during a March conference. Nvidia's board convened Wednesday evening to decide Huang's fate, with shares falling over 8% in after-hours trading. Huang, 63, holds about 3.6% of Nvidia stock and has no clear successor, potentially leaving a leadership void at the roughly $4 trillion chipmaker.