Five Nvidia Workers Allege Huang Had Relationship With Executive

Five people who worked at Nvidia alleged CEO Jensen Huang had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of health care, as the board investigates a separate affair he acknowledged.

Powell reports to Huang, and the five said the relationship had been discussed inside Nvidia. Two of them said Huang and Powell were caught on video showing affection at a San Jose hotel in March, during Nvidia’s annual GTC conference.

Asked by phone about Powell on Wednesday, Huang said, “I don’t think you should be talking to me directly,” then ended the call. Nvidia declined to comment.

Huang told employees on Nov. 8 that he had been unfaithful to his wife. The board opened its independent investigation the same day and hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz on Nov. 10 to conduct the review. The board said it had no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised.

Nvidia is scheduled to report third-quarter results Nov. 17.