Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has admitted to being unfaithful to his wife in an internal message to employees, as the company’s board launches an independent investigation into allegations that he was targeted by a Chinese intelligence recruitment effort.
Huang, who is married to Lori Huang, apologised to his family and colleagues in the message obtained by the Financial Times, acknowledging that his actions had hurt his wife and children.
“I owe my family and all of you an apology. 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.”
Although Huang did not identify the woman involved, the Financial Times and The New York Times reported that US officials had linked him romantically to Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a company that had business dealings with Nvidia.
A classified US intelligence memo reportedly identified Alice as a possible recruit of China’s Ministry of State Security, raising concerns about a potential foreign intelligence operation targeting the Nvidia chief.
The reports did not establish that Alice Huang was a Chinese intelligence operative or that Jensen Huang knowingly participated in any intelligence-related activity.
In October, Huang told Bloomberg News that his interactions with Alice were connected to Megaspeed’s business dealings with Nvidia and were “completely normal and not unusual.”
Following his admission to employees, Nvidia’s board announced an independent investigation into the allegations surrounding its founder and chief executive.
The board said the inquiry followed reports that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. “The board prioritises US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders.”
It added that it had no reason to believe national security interests or Nvidia’s confidential information had been compromised but would examine all available information as part of the investigation.
Nvidia has not publicly disclosed the full scope of the alleged intelligence operation.
A request for comment was also sent to Megaspeed AI on behalf of Alice Huang, but the company had not responded at the time of the report.
Erizia Rubyjeana
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