Reuters Says Huang Had a Relationship With a Second Nvidia Employee

The news agency said the account followed two other extramarital affairs that led to Huang’s resignation on Thursday and that it was not naming the woman. Attempts to reach her were unsuccessful, and Nvidia declined to comment, Reuters reported.

Powell, Huang and a representative for Nvidia’s board did not reply to Reuters’ requests for comment. Alice Huang could not be reached.

Reuters Withholds the Employee’s Name

Reuters described the latest allegation as involving “a second employee,” separate from Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing five people who worked at the company, that Huang had an extramarital relationship with Powell. The Times said Huang and Powell, who are both married, were captured on video being affectionate at a San Jose, California, hotel during Nvidia’s March GTC conference. The newspaper wrote that it had not seen the video, which Clash Report reported as the board prepared to act.

When a Times reporter asked Huang about Powell on Wednesday, he said, “I don’t think you should be talking to me directly,” and hung up.

Reuters did not say when the relationship occurred, whether it was disclosed, or what role the woman holds.

Two Earlier Affairs Preceded the Exit

Reuters said the account followed two other affairs that preceded his departure. One involved Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence officials suspect of being a spy, an allegation Beijing has rejected and that remains unproven. The other, already reported by the Times, involved Powell.

On Nov. 8, after reports of his relationship with Alice Huang, Jensen Huang told staff he had been unfaithful to his wife, without naming her. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry,” he wrote.

Nvidia’s board then opened an independent investigation and hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to examine whether he had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

Board Inquiry Then Led to Resignation

The Wall Street Journal reported early Thursday that directors were preparing to oust Huang after the two previously reported affairs.

Hours later, Nvidia said Huang had resigned as president, chief executive and a member of the board, effective immediately, and named chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim chief. The company’s statement did not give a reason. It thanked Huang and said the board would consider internal and external candidates.

Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and had been its only chief executive. Kress, finance chief since 2013, will keep that role while she serves as interim CEO.