Additional revelations about Jensen Huang's 'in-office affair'... NYT: “Extramarital affair with Nvidia executive”

The New York Times reported on the 11th (local time) that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (63), who was already in trouble for his affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy, had also been having an extramarital affair with a female executive directly under the company.

The person involved in this extramarital affair is Kimberly Powell (48), vice president of Nvidia's healthcare division. Both CEO Hwang and Vice President Powell are married.

According to reports, CEO Hwang and Vice President Powell were seen expressing affection at a nearby hotel during the NVIDIA Annual Developer Conference (GTC) held in San Jose, California, last March.

According to three officials, a witness at the scene recorded the scene on a cell phone, and CEO Hwang's security team isolated the witness and made him sign a confidentiality agreement.

When CEO Hwang was asked about his relationship with Vice President Powell in a phone interview with NYT, he said, "I don't think you should contact me directly," and immediately hung up.

Nvidia did not issue an official statement, and Vice President Powell did not immediately respond to a request for coverage.

Nvidia's code of conduct states that employees "must avoid situations where our actions, including personal relationships, create a conflict of interest," and that it immediately initiates an investigation when it receives reports of internal misconduct.

Many American companies also have policies that strictly prohibit personal romantic relationships between superiors and subordinates.

Vice President Powell joined Nvidia in 2008 and has overseen programs to apply Nvidia's chip technology to higher education and healthcare fields, especially medical imaging devices.

After being promoted to senior director of artificial intelligence (AI) business development in 2016, he was appointed vice president of healthcare at the end of 2017. He has attended technology conferences around the world and spoken on behalf of the company.

At the GTC conference last March, CEO Hwang used an image of a cartoon character to make a presentation on the topic of innovation in healthcare and biology through AI.

CEO Hwang's position is shrinking due to the recent affair scandal.

After CEO Hwang admitted to having an affair with Alice Hwang, a woman accused of being a Chinese spy, Nvidia's board of directors launched an independent investigation through a large law firm. The U.S. Congress has also requested that CEO Hwang appear at a closed-door briefing and testify about the circumstances of his contact with Alice Hwang.

Meanwhile, the Chinese government has denied the espionage charges, and Alice Huang, who is suspected of being a spy, has not responded to requests for comment.