Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair as Board Opens Spy Probe
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has admitted he was unfaithful to his wife, as the chipmaker's board opened an independent investigation into reports that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
Published November 9, 2026 5:17 am GMT+0545
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has admitted he was unfaithful to his wife, as the board of the world's most valuable chipmaker opened an independent investigation into reports that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
Huang made the admission in a message to Nvidia staff on Sunday, according to TMZ. "I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," he wrote, adding that he owed his family and his colleagues an apology.
The admission followed reports that United States officials believe Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at the Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. American intelligence agencies are said to believe she was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security. The two are not related.
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The reports say she was tasked with gathering intelligence on Huang and pressing him to lobby Washington for looser limits on sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. It remains unclear what information, if any, she passed on. Huang had earlier described his dealings with her as related to Megaspeed and completely normal.
Nvidia's board said a committee of independent directors, helped by outside lawyers, will oversee the investigation. "The board prioritises US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders," it said. "While the board has no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the board's inquiry will examine all available information." Nvidia said it had reviewed every graphics processor shipped to Megaspeed and found no evidence that any had been illegally diverted to China.
Huang, 63, remains chief executive while the investigation runs. Nvidia, worth nearly 4.5 trillion dollars, is the world's second-largest listed company. Lawmakers in Washington have asked for a closed-door briefing with Huang about his contacts. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has dismissed the reporting as groundless speculation.
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