Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after affair with alleged Chinese spy raises security concerns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy raised national security concerns, with the company naming CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO. The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever chairman, while Nvidia shares plunged 10% in premarket trading. Huang faced calls to resign after reports of an affair with a former Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese agent, plus another with an Nvidia subordinate. Megaspeed International said it takes U.S. export control obligations seriously and has hired a U.S. law firm to verify compliance. Nvidia said it has no reason to believe secrets were compromised, while President Donald Trump announced an FBI investigation last Sunday.