Jensen Huang, who stepped down as NVIDIA CEO on Thursday, also had an intimate relationship with a second NVIDIA employee, Reuters has reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. The woman is a different person from Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of healthcare, who was named in an earlier report.
Reuters has not named the employee and said its attempts to reach her were unsuccessful. NVIDIA declined to comment. Powell, Huang and a representative for NVIDIA’s board did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
A Third Relationship In The Reporting
The revelation adds to two other extramarital relationships that have been reported in recent weeks. One involves Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive whom U.S. officials believe was a Chinese intelligence asset. The allegations against her are unproven, and China has denied them. Reuters said Alice Huang could not be reached for comment.
The other is Powell, a longtime NVIDIA executive who reports to Huang. Her relationship with Huang was first reported by the New York Times, citing five people who worked at the company. Powell later pulled out of an appearance at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit.
Huang admitted to an affair on November 8, without naming the woman involved, after reports of his relationship with Alice Huang surfaced.
How The Week Unfolded
The Powell report landed on Wednesday, the same day the Wall Street Journal reported that NVIDIA’s board was preparing to oust Huang. NVIDIA’s shares fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading, and odds of an exit jumped to around 80% on prediction markets.
On Thursday, NVIDIA announced that Huang had resigned as president, CEO and board member, effective immediately. The company did not give a reason. CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO while the board looks for a permanent successor, and Harvey C. Jones has been named NVIDIA’s first-ever board chair.
What Comes Next
NVIDIA reports its third-quarter fiscal 2027 results on November 17, with Kress fronting the earnings call. The board has said it will consider both internal and external candidates, and speculation has centred on several NVIDIA executives. President Donald Trump has separately backed Tim Cook for the job, though the decision rests with the board.
Huang has also been asked by three House Republican committee chairs to appear for a closed-door briefing by November 18. He has long been one of the most prominent voices in Washington on AI chip exports, which is part of why the scandal has drawn so much scrutiny beyond the company itself.