Nvidia staff post 1,600 comments on internal thread demanding Jensen Huang’s return as CEO after resignation
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Despite allegations of multiple extramarital affairs and his sudden resignation, a group of employees at chipmaker Nvidia have demanded that Jensen Huang be brought back as chief executive officer (CEO). Huang is a co-founder of the company. The matter came to light in internal documents and correspondence obtained by the US technology magazine Wired.
Even before Huang’s resignation, a senior engineer at the company posted in the internal ‘suggestion box’, asking the board of directors to take employees’ views into account before taking any action. The post has since drawn more than 1,600 comments, many of them urging board members to find a way to bring Huang back.
One employee, who did not wish to be named, commented: ‘If you believe in the company’s mission and purpose, bring back the “boss”.’
Another wrote: ‘We are all human and can make mistakes. Jensen has done a lot of good for the company and deserves another chance.’
One employee went a step further, sending an email to everyone in the company demanding transparency over the reasons for Huang’s departure. ‘I stand with Jensen,’ the employee wrote. ‘I do not believe any human being is beyond error, but standing up for justice does not mean turning away from a man whose leadership means so much to us.’
The same employee also wrote: ‘If America fails a man who helped build the country’s future, then this world does not deserve Jensen Huang.’
The employee and the engineer concerned could not be reached for comment. Neither Nvidia nor the company’s newly appointed board chairman, Harvey Jones, made any immediate comment.
Jensen Huang, 63, led Nvidia for 33 straight years after its founding in 1993. After news of his relationship with a suspected agent of Chinese intelligence became public, he admitted to being unfaithful to his wife and apologised in an email sent to employees last Sunday.
Allegations then emerged of a second relationship with a female executive junior to him at the company, and on Thursday morning the board of directors announced Huang’s resignation. News agency Reuters later reported allegations of his relationship with another female Nvidia employee. Huang has said nothing further on the matter since Sunday’s email.
Since the controversy came to light, Nvidia’s market value has fallen by nearly one trillion dollars. US lawmakers and the FBI have launched investigations into the matter, and fears have arisen of new restrictions on chip exports.
For now, Nvidia’s chief financial officer (CFO) Colette Kress has been made interim CEO, and former Synopsys CEO Harvey Jones has been given the role of board chairman.
Although the company’s day-to-day work continued as normal this week, many employees were stunned by Huang’s abrupt departure. Within hours of the resignation, nearly two dozen employees posted on the professional networking site LinkedIn expressing unwavering confidence in Huang’s leadership. Conversely, no posts by employees in favour of his resignation could be found.
An Nvidia employee, speaking to Wired on condition of anonymity, said Nvidia is what it is today because of Jensen. Many employees had expected that any major decision would come only after the board’s investigation was complete and staff had been consulted. But Huang’s departure soon after the investigation began has caused anger and surprise among employees.
At a glance
According to a filing Nvidia submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 12 November 2026, the board of directors on 11 November 2026 accepted Jensen Huang’s resignation as president, chief executive and board member with immediate effect.
The same SEC filing says interim CEO Colette Kress is 59 and has been the company’s CFO since 2013, while board chairman Harvey Jones is 73 and has been on the board since 1993.
Sources
Background sources: Nvidia, Form 8-K filed with the SEC, 12 November 2026 — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001045810/000104581026000082/nvda-20261111.htm
