Balaji Urges Nvidia Stakeholders to Press for Huang’s Return

Former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan is urging Nvidia employees, shareholders, partners and customers to pressure the chipmaker’s board to restore Jensen Huang as chief executive after the company announced a leadership change.

Nvidia announced Nov. 12 that Huang had resigned as CEO and left the board, naming Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim CEO. Srinivasan called for directors who voted to remove Huang to resign and for Huang to return.

Srinivasan also said stakeholders should first determine how each director voted. He warned that employees could leave in a mass departure if the directors stayed, while shareholders, partners and customers could sue them over an alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

He framed a possible employee walkout and litigation as pressure points if the directors did not resign. The call shifts attention to Nvidia’s board as the company moves to an interim CEO.

The leadership change puts governance at issue at a major AI and chip company.