NEED TO KNOW
- The New York Times is reporting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a second extra-marital affair
- The outlet says it spoke with five people within Nvidia who confirmed a personal relationship between Huang and employee Kimberly Powell
- The Wall Street Journal reports Nvidia’s board is preparing to oust Huang
Oops, Jensen Huang has done it again.
Earlier this week, the CEO of Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world, made headlines for an alleged extra-marital affair with Alice who US intelligence determined to be a Chinese spy. And on Thursday, November 12, Huang, 63, is back in the news with US outlets alleging a second extra-marital affair – this time, with Nvidia employee Kimberly Powell, 48.
Powell, who is married, is Nvidia’s vice president of health care and one of Huang’s 60 or so direct reports, reports the New York Times. The publication said they had spoken to five people who worked at the company and confirmed the personal relationship.
Two of the people the NYT spoke to said they had seen a video of Huang and Powell being affectionate at a hotel in San Jose, California during a Nvidia conference in March. The NYT said it had not seen the video but learned it was captured by a bystander.
“Mr. Huang’s security workers witnessed the bystander with the phone and sequestered the person, the people said,” wrote the NYT. “The workers then asked the person to sign a nondisclosure agreement.”
Earlier this week, Huang admitted to an affair in an e-mail to Nvidia staff, though he didn’t mention Alice by name. After the e-mail went out, Nvidia’s board began an investigation into Huang’s relationship with Alice. Alice is an employee of Megaspeed, which works with Nvidia, and, according to US intelligence, a Chinese spy. Alice Huang hasn’t been charged with any crimes.
With news of this second extra-marital affair coming out, the board is now preparing to oust him, according to the Wall Street Journal, which spoke to people familiar with the matter.
China has denied the espionage claims, and Huang did not respond to the NYT for comment. The outlet also reached out to Jensen Huang about his relationship with Kimberly Powell. “I don’t think you should be talking to me directly,” he told the publication before hanging up.
Nvidia declined to give a statement, and Powell didn’t respond to a request for comment. The NYT says the relationship between Huang and Powell was discussed inside the company, though it’s unclear in what context. Powell joined Nvidia in 2008, and quickly rose through the ranks.
Currently, Powell looks after the company’s worldwide healthcare business, including hardware and software platforms for accelerated computing, AI and visualisation that power the ecosystem of medical imaging, life sciences, drug discovery and healthcare analytics, according to Nvidia’s official site.
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