Tech leaders and investors rally behind Jensen Huang amid unresolved allegations
Several prominent figures in technology and business have expressed support for Jensen Huang following his resignation as Nvidia CEO, while investigations into the allegations surrounding Alice Huang remain ongoing.
Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia's chief executive after reports linked him to an alleged affair with former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whose ties to Chinese intelligence have not been conclusively proven. The uncertainty has prompted a number of tech leaders and investors to publicly back Huang.
Elon Musk posted on X that a petition to reinstate Huang as CEO is "underway" and that he is signing it. Venture capitalist Gavin Baker, managing partner of Atreides Management, wrote that Nvidia's board should have awaited the outcome of its own investigation before removing Huang and that shareholders, employees and partners "overwhelmingly support Jensen."
Former Trump AI adviser David Sacks argued that the "spy narrative is collapsing already," while Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the unresolved spying allegations raise "serious corporate governance issues." An internal Nvidia suggestion-box post, reported by Wired, gathered more than 1,600 comments, some urging the board to bring Huang back.
President Donald Trump, when asked by ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith whether Huang should have resigned, said the key question is whether Alice Huang was a spy, noting that the determination has not been made.
Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that the Justice Department, the FBI and he have reached "no conclusions" about Alice Huang's status and that the DOJ is still investigating possible espionage. A CNN report cited unnamed sources saying the intelligence gathered does not prove she acted as a Chinese spy, and U.S. officials remain divided on the evidence.
Critics highlighted other allegations, including reports that Huang had additional extramarital relationships with Nvidia employees, prompting CNBC host Jim Cramer to question the appropriateness of overlooking such conduct.
Separately, Singapore's investigation into Megaspeed, the data-center firm where Alice Huang was an executive, focused on alleged diversion of restricted Nvidia chips to Chinese customers. Singapore impounded Huang's passport during the probe and barred her from re-entering the country after she was found to have provided inaccurate information to police.