Already under intense pressure over his reported relationship with suspected Chinese "spy" and businesswoman Alice Huang, Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has been hit by a second extramarital scandal. According to a report published by The New York Times on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Huang engaged in a romantic relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s Vice President of Healthcare, who reports directly to the CEO. Five individuals with knowledge of the matter confirmed the relationship under condition of anonymity.
Internal sources cited by the newspaper revealed that two former Nvidia employees reported seeing Huang and Powell in a close situation at a hotel during an Nvidia conference in San Jose, California, last March. The revelation severely tests Nvidia’s corporate governance and workplace policies, which strictly prohibit romantic relationships between managers and subordinates to prevent conflicts of interest. Powell, who joined Nvidia in 2008, oversees healthcare and higher-education AI chip application initiatives.
Read nextNVIDIA Board Considers Ousting CEO Jensen Huang Following Dual Extramarital ScandalsThis latest disclosure compounds an already mounting crisis for Huang, who is facing an independent investigation by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz commissioned by Nvidia’s board. The board probe was triggered after Huang admitted in a letter to directors that he had been unfaithful to his wife, following previous New York Times disclosures regarding his ties to Alice Huang—a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officials allege is a Beijing intelligence operative attempting to secure advanced US AI chip technology for China. In addition to the corporate investigation, Republican leaders across three powerful US House committees have demanded a closed-door briefing regarding Huang's interactions with Alice Huang.
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