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Jensen Huang resigned.
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After 33 years, Jensen Huang stepped down as NVIDIA CEO on November 11, 2026, following his admission of a relationship with a woman U.S. officials reportedly suspect of being a Chinese intelligence operative. Legend or liability? What happened ↓

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What happened

The facts, with sources. Allegations are reported, not proven.

NEWSNov 2026: Jensen Huang resigns as NVIDIA CEO

  • Nov 8: In a memo to employees, Huang acknowledged a romantic relationship with a woman U.S. officials reportedly suspect of being a Chinese intelligence operative. NVIDIA's board opened an independent investigation.
  • Nov 9: NVIDIA shares fell sharply, wiping out roughly $200 billion in market value, according to Axios.
  • Nov 11–12: Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress became interim CEO and Harvey C. Jones the board's first chair.
  • Congress has called on Huang to testify. China has denied the espionage allegations. The board said early on it had no reason to believe company secrets or national security had been compromised.

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Why did he resign? Full explainer →

Sources: NVIDIA Newsroom SEC 8-K Bloomberg Axios Washington Post CNN Al Jazeera Semafor

What the big names said

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Naval
NavalInvestor, AngelList co-founder
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You’d think we’d have learned from Steve Jobs and Travis Kalanick that one does not just simply replace the founder…

Musk replied: “True words.”

Sen. Kevin Cramer
Sen. Kevin CramerU.S. Senator (R-N.D.), Banking Committee
Interview
I just think he's got to go.

Said before the resignation

Sen. Tim Scott
Sen. Tim ScottChairman, Senate Banking Committee
post
Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive U.S. technology.
Shaun MaguirePartner, Sequoia Capital
post
Infidelity is obviously bad. But his contributions to American innovation and AI leadership cannot be overstated.
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sen. Chuck SchumerSenate Minority Leader
post
Congress must demand answers from Mr. Huang and others at Nvidia about how they may have put U.S. national security at risk.
Jason Calacanis
Jason CalacanisHost, All-In Podcast
post
Keep the seat warm for @JensenHuang while the investigation is sorted out.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenU.S. Senator (D-Mass.)
Statement
Jensen Huang's decision to resign does not absolve him, other executives, or the company as a whole of responsibility.
Peter SteinbergerCreator of OpenClaw, OpenAI
post
If that Spy’s goal was to destabilize one of the most successful American companies, they achieved their goal.
Lex Fridman
Lex FridmanPodcast host
Public remarks
I’m in shock frankly at all of this, including the mass hysteria around it.
Rep. Brian Mast
Rep. Brian MastChair, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Remarks
very serious questions to answer
Clément Delangue
Clément DelangueCEO, Hugging Face
Public remarks
This whole thing sucks, and I wish none of it had happened.
Donald Trump
Donald TrumpU.S. President
Truth Social
Now that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place - TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend!
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Rep. Hakeem JeffriesHouse Minority Leader
Press conference
There certainly are more questions than answers.

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The story so far

Born in Tainan, Taiwan in 1963, Jensen Huang moved to the U.S. as a child, studied electrical engineering at Oregon State and Stanford, and in 1993 co-founded NVIDIA with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem — famously planned at a Denny's in San Jose.

He bet on GPUs, then on CUDA (2006), and was ready when deep learning took off. NVIDIA became the first company worth $4 trillion, then $5 trillion — until the November 2026 scandal ended his 33-year run as CEO.

  1. Born in Tainan, Taiwan

  2. Co-founds NVIDIA at a Denny's

  3. GeForce 256 + IPO

  4. CUDA

  5. Delivers DGX-1 to OpenAI

  6. First $4T, then $5T company

  7. Resigns as CEO amid scandal

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Did Jensen Huang really resign?

Yes. NVIDIA announced on November 12, 2026 that he resigned as president, CEO and director, and named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO. See the NVIDIA Newsroom and the company's SEC filing.

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