Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Faces Ouster After Second Affair Revealed
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly facing removal from his position after a second affair was revealed, this time with Kimberly Powell, the company's VP of Health. This follows an earlier report of an affair with Alice Huang, who is suspected of espionage. The Nvidia board is reportedly preparing for an emergency meeting due to the ethical violations. Powell has canceled her conference attendance, and both she and the company have declined to comment.
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- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces potential ouster after a second affair with VP Kimberly Powell was revealed.
- The Nvidia board is reportedly preparing for an emergency meeting over the ethical violations.
- Powell reports directly to Huang, making their relationship a severe breach of company policy.
- This follows an earlier affair with Alice Huang, who is suspected of espionage for China.
- Kimberly Powell has canceled her participation in a major U.S. health conference.
- Nvidia and Powell have declined to comment on the reports.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly facing a potential ouster following the revelation of a second extramarital affair, this time with Kimberly Powell, the company's Vice President of Health. Powell reports directly to Huang, and such a relationship is a severe violation of Nvidia's corporate ethics and governance rules. The board of directors is reportedly preparing for an emergency meeting to address the situation.
This latest revelation follows an earlier report of an affair between Huang and Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who is suspected of espionage for China. The exposure of the second affair, detailed by the Wall Street Journal, has intensified pressure on Huang, potentially jeopardizing his leadership of the tech giant he co-founded.
Kimberly Powell, a mother of two married to Graham Gray, has been a prominent figure at Nvidia since joining in 2008. She was instrumental in adapting the company's GPUs for medical imaging acceleration and rose to lead the global health business, focusing on AI in healthcare. Powell has often praised Israel's health-tech ecosystem, specifically mentioning companies like Aidoc.
The affair between Huang and Powell reportedly became an open secret within Nvidia, but only surfaced publicly following the espionage allegations against Alice Huang. The New York Times cited five Nvidia employees who corroborated the affair. An incident at Nvidia's GTC conference in March, where Huang and Powell were seen embracing, was reportedly followed by Huang's security escort asking a witness to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Powell has canceled her participation in a major health conference in the U.S. following the news. Both Powell and Nvidia have refrained from official comment. Huang reportedly told reporters they should not speak with him directly before hanging up.
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