Nvidia's philandering ex-CEO Jensen Huang is already plotting return to the company as Silicon Valley elites set up 'war room' to reinstate him

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Sources claims that Huang is considering returning to the position he stepped down from just days ago after admitting to having an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

Published: 20:17 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 20:53 GMT, 15 November 2026

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is vying to reclaim the position he resigned from just days ago after admitting to having an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, according to a report.

Huang, 63, stepped down on Thursday from the top role at the $4 trillion tech giant he co-founded after it was revealed that he may have also had a second affair with Nvidia's Vice President of Healthcare Kimberly Powell.

Hours later, Reuters reported that the former CEO had yet another, third extramarital relationship with another unidentified Nvidia employee. Huang has only admitted to the affair with the alleged spy, Alice Huang, whom he is not related to.

Despite the seriousness and recency of the philandering accusations, Huang has already been holding discussions with powerful Silicon Valley figures about returning as CEO, sources told the Financial Times.

An ally of the ex-CEO told the publication that Silicon Valley executives have been putting together a 'war room' to lobby for Huang's return to Nvidia.

The executives are hoping to gain support from the White House, and their efforts are being supported by Huang behind the scenes, the source said.

Many investors, Nvidia employees and Silicon Valley executives have also already publicly supported Huang, citing his enormously successful 33-year leadership of the company and vision that placed the business at the heart of the AI boom.

An open letter calling for Huang's return has been supported by Elon Musk and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, as well as nearly 9,000 former and current Nvidia employees and more than 83,000 investors.

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