Nvidia will investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with possible Chinese spy
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In a memo to the company, Huang admitted that he had an affair.
“I owe my family and all of you an apology,” Jensen Huang wrote. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
Huang added that he’d “fallen short” of his responsibility to the company.
“To my colleagues at NVIDIA, including those I have worked alongside for decades, and to our board, partners, and shareholders around the world: you deserve better from me,” he said.
In its announcement, Nvidia’s board said that it has “no reason to believe” that either national security or company secrets were compromised. It also said that Huang “fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it,” and that the board has “confidence in Jensen and his leadership team.”
The investigation will be conducted by independent directors working with outside legal counsel.
In response to earlier reports about the CEO’s relationship with Alice Huang, Nvidia had said that the pair’s interactions were “not unusual,” and that the company does not share classified information with customers.
Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.
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