Petition to Reinstate Nvidia CEO Gains Over 110,000 Signatures
A petition calling for the return of Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has attracted more than 116,000 signatures, including support from Elon Musk and thousands of shareholders, after Huang stepped down amid personal misconduct allegations.
More than 116,000 people have signed a petition urging Nvidia's board to reinstate co-founder and former chief executive Jensen Huang, according to a report. Huang resigned earlier this week after allegations that he had engaged in three separate extramarital affairs while leading the company.
The allegations were first reported by Reuters, which cited two sources familiar with the matter. One of the relationships involved an executive at a Singapore-based Nvidia client, identified in U.S. media as Alice Huang, who has previously been linked to Chinese intelligence concerns. A second affair was reported by The New York Times and involved Nvidia’s vice president of health care, Kimberly Powell.
In a statement released after the revelations, Huang apologized to employees, shareholders and his wife of more than 40 years before stepping down. Supporters subsequently sent an open letter to Nvidia’s board, arguing that Huang’s 33 years of leadership merit a fair and transparent investigation and that any decision should be based on evidence rather than speculation.
"Thirty-three years of leadership does not place anyone above accountability, and accountability requires evidence, a fair hearing, and a reasoned decision," the letter reads.
Elon Musk, who has publicly backed the petition on his social-media platform X, said he would sign the petition and praised Huang’s role in Nvidia’s supply-chain negotiations.
"Jensen drove supply chain brilliantly at Nvidia, and many of those deals were based on his word," Musk said.
Following the news of Huang’s departure, Nvidia’s shares fell sharply, dropping as much as 14 % before closing about 5.5 % lower. The decline pushed the company’s market value below US$4 trillion for the first time since July 2025, erasing roughly US$1 trillion in value.
Nvidia has appointed Colette Kress, its executive vice president and chief financial officer, as interim chief executive. The board also named Harvey C. Jones, an entrepreneur and venture investor, as its first chairman.