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Jensen Huang was having a third affair, Reuters reports
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Jensen Huang was having a third affair, Reuters reports

CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO; Reuters reports a previously undisclosed affair with an unnamed Nvidia employee

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  • Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has stepped down as CEO and board member following reports of extramarital affairs, including with accused spy Alice Huang and Nvidia VP of Health Care Kimberley Powell, plus a previously unreported affair with an unnamed Nvidia employee.
  • CFO Colette Kress has been named interim CEO.

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Why It Matters

Jensen Huang is the founder of Nvidia. He stepped down as CEO and board member following news of extramarital affairs. CFO Colette Kress has stepped in as interim CEO. Reuters reported a previously undisclosed affair with an unnamed Nvidia employee.

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Nvidia founder Jensen Huang was having a separate affair with an employee that has not been previously reported, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Huang stepped down as CEO and board member for the company earlier today, in the wake of news of extramarital affairs with accused spy Alice Huang and Nvidia VP of Health Care Kimberley Powell. CFO Colette Kress has stepped in as interim CEO, but no permanent successor has been named.

Reuters is withholding the name of the new employee linked to Huang, but says she is an employee of Nvidia.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Nvidia's board will name a permanent CEO to replace Jensen Huang

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Who is the unnamed Nvidia employee involved in the affair?
  • Who will be named as permanent CEO?
  • What is the status of the allegations involving Alice Huang?
  • When did Huang step down exactly?

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