Has Jensen Huang resigned?

No.

As of 11 November 2026, Jensen Huang is still running Nvidia as Chief Executive.

Role
President and CEO, since 1993
Admitted the affair
8 November 2026
Verdict
Set by hand, 11 November 2026

The short version

Admitted

Huang told Nvidia staff he was unfaithful to his wife. He named no one; the press identifies Alice Huang (no relation), an executive tied to big Nvidia customer Megaspeed. 1 6

Alleged

US intelligence believes China’s Ministry of State Security recruited her to get close to him, according to the New York Times. No evidence is public and nobody is charged. 4 6

Denied

China calls it a smear. Huang says he had no idea she might be a spy. The board’s public statement says it has no reason to think secrets leaked. 6 2

Who is looking into it

Nvidia’s board

Independent directors with outside lawyers, reportedly Wachtell Lipton. 2 9

Congress

Three House chairmen want a closed-door briefing and are threatening a subpoena. 5 8

The FBI

President Trump says the bureau is “looking into it.” 7

Shareholders

A proposed class action says the risk should have been disclosed. 8

What to watch

Timeline

  1. Deadline day on Capitol Hill

    • On the record Huang must accept the House briefing or offer another date. Rep. Brian Mast says a subpoena is next. 5 8

  2. Nvidia’s 2026 stock gains are gone

    • On the record Shares trade near $167, erasing the year’s rise. 8
    • Reported The Information says companies tied to Alice Huang helped Chinese firms get about $7.5 billion of Nvidia chips. One named company denies any dealings with her. 10 7

  3. The FBI, Beijing and the lawyers weigh in

    • On the record Trump says the FBI is involved and that he believes Huang. Shareholders sue. 7 8
    • Denied China’s Foreign Ministry calls the spy claim unsubstantiated. 6

  4. Huang admits the affair

    • On the record “I was unfaithful to my wife,” he writes to staff, adding that he will stay on. 1
    • On the record The board opens an independent investigation and, in its statement, expresses confidence in him. Trump says he should keep the job. 2 14

  5. The spy agency is named

    • Reported The New York Times says US intelligence tied Alice Huang to China’s Ministry of State Security. The Financial Times says officials believed the relationship was romantic. 4 11
    • On the record A day earlier, three House chairmen ask Huang for a closed-door briefing. 5

  6. The story breaks

    • Reported The New York Times says US agencies see Alice Huang as an asset passing information to Beijing who had grown close to Huang. 3 6
    • Denied Huang tells Bloomberg their dealings were “all completely normal and not unusual.” 6
How it got here, 2023 to mid-2026
  • May 2026Short seller Culper Research flags Megaspeed and Huang’s closeness to Alice Huang. 13 7
  • Spring 2026A classified memo warns senior US officials she was recruited to target him, the Times later reports. 6
  • 2025Trump is reportedly briefed. Huang wins looser limits on chip sales to China. Taiwanese TV films the pair at a Taipei dinner. 6
  • 2024They reportedly meet at an Nvidia event. A Megaspeed affiliate starts buying what becomes $4.8 billion of Nvidia gear, and the Commerce Department begins investigating. 6
  • 2023Alice Huang becomes Megaspeed’s managing director; the company joins an Nvidia partner programme. 6

Sources

  1. Nvidia, “A Message to Our Company”, 8 Nov 2026.
  2. Nvidia, board statement, 8 Nov 2026.
  3. New York Times, report, 29 Oct 2026. Paywalled; summarised via Newsweek.
  4. New York Times, report, 6 Nov 2026. Paywalled; summarised via Newsweek and Business Standard.
  5. House Foreign Affairs Committee, briefing request.
  6. Newsweek, timeline, 9 Nov 2026.
  7. Yahoo Finance, live updates, 9–10 Nov 2026.
  8. Yahoo Finance, “Nvidia Erases 2026 Gains”, 10 Nov 2026.
  9. Fox News, live updates, 10 Nov 2026.
  10. The Information, chip network report, 10 Nov 2026. Paywalled; summarised via Yahoo Finance.
  11. Business Standard, past statements compared, 9 Nov 2026.
  12. The National, GTC keynote, 11 Nov 2026.
  13. Culper Research, short report (PDF), 13 May 2026. Summarised via Yahoo Finance.
  14. The Stanford Daily, coverage, 10 Nov 2026.