Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is facing fresh allegations of infidelity as the chipmaker deals with claims that he had an affair with a woman accused of spying for China.
Huang, 63, acknowledged in a memo to employees on Sunday that he had been involved with a Chinese entrepreneur reportedly under investigation for allegedly sharing information with Beijing.
Now, five former Nvidia employees have told The New York Times that the billionaire also had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, 48, the company’s vice president of healthcare.
Two of the sources said Huang and Powell were recorded behaving affectionately at a hotel in San Jose, California, during Nvidia’s conference in March.
The pair later appeared together at Nvidia’s GTC Conference in Berlin, Germany, in late October, where they shared the stage. Around the same time, Powell was seen publicly wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring.
Huang and Powell are both married to other people.
If confirmed, the alleged relationship could also breach Nvidia’s employee code of conduct, which instructs staff to avoid situations in which their actions conflict with the company’s interests, including through personal relationships. Nvidia’s policies also say that reports of misconduct are investigated promptly.
Nvidia’s board is preparing to remove Huang as chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, pictured with his wife Lori, is facing fresh allegations about his personal life
Five current or former Nvidia employees told The New York Times that Huang had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company’s 48-year-old vice president of healthcare
The board could meet as early as Wednesday to discuss Huang’s future, the people said.
Huang co-founded Nvidia in April 1993 and led its transformation into one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Powell joined Nvidia in 2008 and steadily advanced through the company. Her LinkedIn profile says she became senior director of artificial intelligence business development in 2016 before being named vice president of healthcare in late 2017.
In that role, Powell oversees initiatives applying Nvidia’s chip technology to higher education and healthcare, including medical imaging.
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Powell appeared at Nvidia’s annual GTC developer conference in San Jose in March, where she discussed the potential for artificial intelligence to accelerate advances in healthcare and biology.
Sources said she was later seen being affectionate with Huang at a nearby hotel, where one bystander allegedly recorded the encounter on a phone.
Huang’s security team reportedly noticed the bystander filming and kept the person apart from others before offering them a non-disclosure agreement to sign.
The latest claims come as Nvidia’s board investigates Huang’s alleged relationship with the woman accused of being a Chinese spy. The inquiry is being conducted by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
Huang and Powell both attended Nvidia’s GTC Conference in Berlin, Germany, in late October. Source: LinkedIn
The pair appeared together onstage during the conference. Source: LinkedIn
Powell promoted the GTC Berlin conference last month while wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring. Source: LinkedIn/Kimberly Powell
Meanwhile, Republican leaders of three powerful House committees have asked Huang to testify in a closed-door briefing about his dealings with the woman, who is known as Alice Huang.
It remains unclear when the alleged spy began her relationship with the Nvidia chief. However, reports say she was openly discussing her closeness to Huang as early as June 2024.
At a computer industry trade show in Taipei that month, sources told The Wall Street Journal that she demonstrated her access to Huang by asking him to join executives at a bar where she was drinking.
She reportedly told the group, “Jensen’s a great friend of mine,” before Huang arrived just minutes after she sent him a text message.
The artificial intelligence executive appeared in his signature leather jacket and spent time speaking with the executives. A photograph was taken showing Huang seated closely beside the woman accused of being a spy.
During another visit to Taipei in May 2025, Huang was again seen with Ms Huang at a dinner. According to The Wall Street Journal, the pair kissed each other on the cheek and touched one another’s arms.
This breaking news report will be updated as more information becomes available.
