Nvidia Staff Petition to Reinstate Jensen Huang
Original: Nvidia employees petition to bring back Jensen Huang
Why This Matters
Leadership vacuum at the world's most valuable chip company carries major market and policy consequences.
Over 1,600 comments flooded an internal Nvidia post calling for Jensen Huang's return after his Nov. 2026 resignation over multiple reported extramarital affairs, with most comments backing reinstatement.
Internal correspondence reviewed by WIRED shows significant employee support for Jensen Huang's return to Nvidia, weeks after his abrupt resignation following reports of multiple extramarital affairs — including one with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset and another with a direct report. Reuters later reported a third alleged affair with an Nvidia employee.
A suggestion box post submitted by a longtime engineer before Huang's resignation urged the board to weigh employee sentiment before acting. It has since attracted more than 1,600 comments, the majority backing Huang's return. 'If you believe in the mission, bring back THE boss,' wrote one anonymous commenter. Another added: 'Jensen did so many good things and he needs a second chance.'
One staffer sent a companywide email declaring: 'I stand by Jensen. Not because I believe any person is infallible, but because I refuse to believe that standing for fairness must mean standing at a distance from someone whose leadership has meant so much to us.'
Huang, 63, founded Nvidia in 1993 and led it for over three decades. The board appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO and named former Synopsys CEO Harvey Jones as board chair. The crisis has wiped roughly $1 trillion in market value from Nvidia, triggered FBI and congressional investigations, and raised the prospect of new chip export controls. Neither Nvidia nor Jones responded to requests for comment.