Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is already under investigation after admitting to having an affair with a woman accused of spying for China. Now, the New York Times is reporting that Hwang is suspected of another affair, along with Kimberly Powell, NVIDIA’s vice president of healthcare, who reports to the company. According to the newspaper, Mr. Powell, like Mr. Huang, is also married.
The Times reported that five employees at the company had informed them of the alleged affair. People familiar with the matter said Mr. Huang and Mr. Powell were captured on video “engaging affectionately at a hotel in San Jose, California” during a press conference earlier this year.
The Times points out that, like many companies, Nvidia has rules that prevent managers from having relationships with employees in subordinate roles. TechCrunch has reached out to Nvidia for comment.
The company’s board of directors has launched an investigation into Hwang’s publicly admitted affair. Additionally, two House Republicans said Wednesday that Congress is preparing to subpoena Hwang on espionage charges if he does not voluntarily respond to a subpoena for a private conference. Late Wednesday, after reports of a second affair emerged, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia’s board of directors was preparing to fire Huang, who co-founded the company in 1993.
