Nvidia’s board announced an independent investigation Sunday after reports that Chinese intelligence targeted CEO Jensen Huang. In a separate message to employees, Huang acknowledged that he had been unfaithful to his wife.
A committee of independent directors will oversee the inquiry with help from independent outside counsel. The board said it had “no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised” and said it would examine all available information. Directors expressed confidence in Huang and his leadership team.
“I was unfaithful to my wife,” Huang wrote. He apologized to his family and to Nvidia’s employees, directors, partners and shareholders. “I support the investigation and will cooperate fully,” he wrote.
U.S. officials concluded that Alice Huang, who worked for Nvidia customer Megaspeed in Singapore, had passed information to Beijing, The New York Times reported on October 29, citing people briefed on U.S. intelligence. Alice Huang did not respond to the Times’ requests for comment.
Jensen Huang told Nvidia’s board he had been intimate with the Megaspeed executive, the Times separately reported Sunday. Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, called the October report “unsubstantiated” during an October 30 briefing.
House chairmen seek a briefing
In a November 4 letter, three Republican House committee chairmen asked Jensen Huang to brief them behind closed doors on November 18. They want to know about his interactions with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage.
U.S. Reps. Brian Mast (R-Florida), John Moolenaar (R-Michigan) and Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) asked Huang to confirm by November 11 or propose another date when Congress is in session.
“It is vital that Congress determines the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk,” they wrote.
President Donald Trump called Huang an “honorable guy” Sunday and said he had not discussed the allegations with him, Reuters reported.
Fort Worth factory
Huang attended the July 21 opening of a Wistron factory in Fort Worth that makes Nvidia hardware for artificial intelligence systems, the manufacturer said. The Fort Worth City Council approved tax abatements for two Wistron facilities in June 2025, as The Dallas Express previously reported.
