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Jensen Huang returned to Nvidia’s Santa Clara headquarters, apologising to employees over his affair before shifting focus to business priorities, as the company’s board launches an investigation into the controversy.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to the chipmaker’s Santa Clara headquarters on Monday, attempting to project normalcy a day after disclosing an extramarital affair to employees.
Huang began his regular morning meeting with senior executives by addressing the affair and apologising to staff before quickly shifting the discussion to business priorities, people familiar with the meeting told CNBC. He did not take questions during the closed-door gathering.
The 63-year-old CEO was also in the office on Tuesday, holding meetings just a week ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report.
However, the revelations have reportedly unsettled employees, with people inside the company describing the mood as “sad”. Longtime employees, who viewed Huang as an idol and guiding force, are struggling to come to terms with his admission.
Nvidia’s board has hired law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to investigate the matter. The probe follows reports linking Huang to Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive, who has been alleged to have connections to Chinese intelligence.
The controversy has also drawn fresh scrutiny over Huang’s ties to China and his continued support for allowing Nvidia to sell more AI chips to the country.
