San Francisco, Nov 9:
Nvidia’s board of directors has initiated an internal investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence operation, following admissions that he had an extramarital affair with an executive identified by US intelligence as gathering information for Beijing.
In an internal letter sent to Nvidia employees, 63-year-old Huang apologized to his family and colleagues, stating: âLeading Nvidia is the privilege of my life. My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility.â US intelligence agencies had determined that Alice Huang, a Chinese national and top executive at Singapore-based data center firm Megaspeedâwhich procured over $4.8 billion worth of Nvidia chipsâwas passing information to Beijing.
The Nvidia board stated that it has “no reason to believe” corporate secrets or national security were compromised. US President Donald Trump downplayed the episode on Sunday, calling Huang “an honorable guy” who has done an incredible job for the country and confirming that Huang will remain in his leadership role.