Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair, prompting the chipmaker’s board to launch an independent investigation.
Investigation Into Espionage Target
The Nvidia Board announced an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, according to a statement issued by Nvidia.
The company’s board of directors stated that a committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will examine all available information regarding the allegations. Nvidia stated that Jensen Huang fully supports the review and is committed to cooperating with it.
The company noted that the investigation comes after reports that the chief executive was the target of a foreign spy plot. Concerns over the potential leakage of sensitive information through Nvidia’s dealings with China have intensified calls for investigations and closer scrutiny of the CEO and the company.
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has regularly surpassed Wall Street’s earnings expectations in the past three years since its high-end chips emerged as AI’s best building blocks, reporting quarterly profits of USD 59.69 billion in August.
Jensen Huang Apologizes to Staff for Infidelity
wrote the 63-year-old in his letter to staff, adding that his family deserved honesty and loyalty instead of him letting them down and damaging the life they built together.
Huang stated that he takes full responsibility for his choices, asked for privacy for his family who bear no responsibility for his actions, and declared that he is committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting America’s national security while being proud and grateful to be an American.
He also extended full cooperation in the investigation, and the board noted that the company has no publicly announced succession plan and no clear replacement for him.
Ties to Megaspeed and Alice Huang
US authorities reportedly suspect she was recruited by a Chinese spy agency to pass advanced Nvidia AI chips and intelligence to Beijing. Megaspeed purchased at least $4.8 billion in Nvidia computing equipment through trade records cited by The New York Times, and the Commerce Department began investigating Megaspeed toward the end of the Biden administration over concerns that the firm helped clients bypass restrictions to acquire Nvidia AI chips.
According to reports, the businesswoman built a close relationship with the CEO. Previous interactions included instances where they were drinking whisky alongside executives from Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer Gigabyte and technology company NetThunder, as well as an interaction in May 2025 following a dinner with AI suppliers in Taipei where she was photographed standing behind Jensen Huang outside a restaurant as he spoke to journalists.
Addressing the business connections, Huang previously maintained that interactions with Megaspeed employees were standard and similar to his interactions with other Chinese customers and business executives.
Earlier coverage: Nvidia’s Board of Directors Launched an Independent Investigation After CEO Jensen Huang