Open Letter Asking NVIDIA to Reinstate Jensen Huang Passes 115,000 Signatures - TechPowerUp
Over 115,000 people have signed an open letter asking NVIDIA's board to reinstate Jensen Huang as CEO, just days after his resignation and replacement by CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO.
The campaign site reports over 5,900 current NVIDIA employees, about 1,100 former employees, and more than 62,000 shareholders have signed the letter, though these affiliations are self-reported and unverified. Notable signers include Elon Musk and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.
Investigation Context
Huang resigned on November 12 after the board opened an investigation into reports that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort through a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. Huang admitted to infidelity in a November 8 email to staff, and a second relationship with an NVIDIA executive was subsequently reported.
The letter asks the board to reinstate Huang while an independent investigation runs, give him a fair hearing, and publicly explain its decision. The organizers argue he was removed 'without meaningful due process.'
New Allegations
Since Huang's exit, The Wall Street Journal has reported that he pushed NVIDIA to invest in AI startups and smaller cloud providers that would then buy its GPUs, apparently to absorb an "avalanche" of chips ordered from TSMC. Kress reportedly argued for scaling back these deals in an August meeting. NVIDIA has previously rejected the circular financing label.
The company gave no reason for the resignation and says it hasn't formally engaged with any CEO candidates yet. NVIDIA reports its Q3 results on November 17, its first since the change at the top.
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