HOW JENSEN HUANG’S 33-YEAR NVIDIA EMPIRE UNRAVELLED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
Jensen Huang spent 33 years transforming Nvidia from a specialist graphics-chip maker into the dominant hardware supplier of the global AI boom, with the company briefly reaching an intraday valuation of about $5.84 trillion in October 2026. His position unravelled rapidly after reports of an extramarital relationship involving a woman U.S. intelligence reportedly suspected of working for China, followed by his public admission of infidelity, an independent Nvidia board investigation and reports of a second alleged relationship with a subordinate. Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member on November 12, leaving longtime CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while Nvidia searches for a permanent successor and attempts to reassure investors, customers and governments that its technological dominance can survive without its founder.