Nvidia faces leadership vacuum as CEO Jensen Huang investigated over spy links

Nvidia faces a leadership crisis as CEO Jensen Huang is investigated over alleged links to a Chinese spy, with no formal succession plan in place. The scrutiny threatens the chipmaker's future at the center of the global AI boom. Huang, 63, has led Nvidia since 1993, making it the world's most influential AI processor supplier. Unlike other tech giants, Nvidia lacks a clear second-in-command, creating significant key-person risk if the board considers a transition. Analysts expected Huang to remain for another decade. Potential successors include CFO Colette Kress, AI executives Ian Buck and Bryan Catanzaro, and Huang's children Madison and Spencer, though none are formally positioned. Huang owns just over 3% of shares, leaving his fate to the board's confidence amid the investigation.