--- title: "“Diva Down:” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns" description: "Nvidia's longstanding CEO Jensen Huang is resigning from the company after it was revealed he'd had multiple affairs." date: "2026-11-12" modified: "2026-11-12" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor.md" url: "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-resigns" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Ethics" --- # “Diva Down:” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns ![Jensen Huang NVIDIA's Founder, President and CEO gestures during a News event in Taipei.]() *Shutterstock / Futurism* After [mounting pressure]() on Nvidia's board to fire its scandal-plagued chief executive, the company's CEO Jensen Huang is officially resigning. According to a [press release]() published early Thursday morning before the opening bell, Nvidia announced its "CEO transition" with Huang resigning as "President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately." In his stead, the AI chipmaker's current executive VP and CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO. The [*New York Times* revealed]() late last month that Huang had an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy. This week, the newspaper revealed he had a second affair with Nvidia health executive Kimberly Powell. Huang's identity is practically inseparable from Nvidia, which he founded back in 1993 with the [support of the wife]() he later cheated on. As such, reactions online were explosive. "It's official: diva down," [wrote]() journalist Paris Martineau on social. The company's stock is likely to be in turmoil when markets open later this hour. The company's shares are already down over 11 percent in pre-market trading. **More on Nvidia:** [*We Are Now Learning in Real Time Whether the Stock Market Cares About an AI Executive Admitting to an Affair With an Alleged Chinese Spy*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() ## More - [As Multiple Affairs Emerge, Calls Grow for Jensen Huang to Resign]() - [If Jensen Huang’s Wife Cuts Him Loose, She Could Get the Largest Divorce Settlement of All Time]() - [We Are Now Learning in Real Time Whether the Stock Market Cares About an AI Executive Admitting to an Affair With an Alleged Chinese Spy]() - [Nvidia Pulled Strings to Shut Down a US Government Investigation Into Chip Smuggling]() - [Trump Says It’s Fine for a CEO to Cheat on His Wife With an Alleged Spy]() - [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay]() - [Can We Just Take a Moment to Reflect on How Horrible It Is That Jensen Huang Cheated on His Wife Who Had Supported Him for So Many Decades as He Rose to Incredible Power and Fame?]() - [Oops! Nvidia’s Stock Is Falling Again After Its “Blowout” Earnings Report]()