Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia, according to The Verge and TechCrunch. The Verge reports the resignation followed news of his affairs, one of them with a person alleged to be a Chinese spy, which put the company under pressure. TechCrunch describes the allegations as a reported affair with a woman suspected of spying for China. Both outlets describe these as reports and allegations; neither text presents them as established.
Nvidia now has no CEO at the center of what The Verge calls an AI financial ecosystem that flows through the company. The Verge notes Huang had something like 60 direct reports and says it is not yet known how Nvidia will restructure. Nvidia has not announced a successor in the reporting available.
TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg and NBC News, reports that House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Huang has agreed to testify before Congress by Thanksgiving, later this month. Huang agreed on Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him. On 4 November, House Republicans Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford sent him a letter asking him to come before their committees. Moolenaar leads the House panel on the Chinese Communist Party, and Crawford leads the House Intelligence Committee.
The session will be closed to the public. Mast said he expects it to be recorded on video and transcribed. He told reporters he and Huang have been at odds over export controls, but that he does not want to see Nvidia hurt.
Key facts
| Company | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2026-11-12 |
| Status | Huang resigned; testimony to Congress expected by Thanksgiving |