Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second company employee beyond the two already disclosed, according to two people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The newly reported relationship adds a third name to a scandal that led to Huang’s resignation from the chipmaker on Thursday.
Reuters is not naming the employee involved in this third relationship, and attempts to reach her were not successful.
The earlier two relationships that preceded Huang’s departure involved Alice Huang, who is not related to Jensen Huang and who U.S. intelligence officials suspect of being a Chinese intelligence operative, and Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care.
Alice Huang had been described as an executive with Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company. Her relationship with Jensen Huang drew particular scrutiny because of concerns she may have been using the connection to gain access to sensitive trade and national security information, including information related to U.S. restrictions on China’s access to Nvidia’s chips. That relationship contributed to Huang’s resignation and to calls from lawmakers for him to testify before Congress.
Nvidia’s stock has fallen roughly 30%, erasing about $1 trillion in market value, since the affair involving Alice Huang first became public on October 29.
As of now, no further relationships have been publicly confirmed beyond the three reported, though questions remain about who else may have been involved and what information, if any, may have been exposed.
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