Nvidia Employees Urge Board to Bring Huang Back

An internal Nvidia suggestion-box post calling on the board to consider employees’ views before acting on Jensen Huang’s leadership has drawn more than 1,600 comments. Several commenters have called for the former CEO to return. One wrote, “If you believe in the mission, bring back THE boss.”

A longtime engineer submitted the post before Huang resigned. It also urged the board to share its investigation findings and ask employees whether Huang should remain CEO. Many staff members had expected the inquiry to finish before major leadership changes, but Huang left as it was beginning.

In an email to employees on Sunday, Huang acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife and said there was no excuse. An allegation that Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset preceded further allegations, including one involving a direct report. Huang has not publicly addressed the allegations since his email.

One employee sent a companywide message supporting Huang and seeking greater transparency about his departure. In the hours after the resignation, about two dozen employees posted support for him on LinkedIn; employee sentiment in the internal discussion also included calls for a second chance.

Huang led Nvidia from its founding in 1993. The board appointed finance chief Colette Kress interim CEO and named former Synopsys CEO Harvey Jones chair. Since the allegations surfaced, Nvidia has lost $1 trillion in market value, and the matter prompted scrutiny by US lawmakers and the FBI, while also putting new chip export controls on the table.