Overview
- Jensen Huang resigned after an affair with a woman described in reporting as a purported Chinese intelligence agent and his departure surprised many staff and investors.
- A public petition called “Stand with Jensen” is asking Nvidia’s board to reinstate Huang while an independent probe proceeds, and it had more than 144,000 signatures by 15 November 2026.
- The petition includes about 77,000 shareholders and roughly 8,500 current or former Nvidia employees and has attracted public support from prominent tech figures.
- Nvidia’s share price has fallen by about one‑third from its early October high, heightening investor concern over leadership stability and company direction.
- Reporting has raised national‑security questions that link the personnel controversy to possible exports of high‑performance Nvidia chips to China, and the board has not announced any reinstatement or released detailed findings of an inquiry.