On Wednesday, 11 November, The New York Times reported that after Chinese spy Alice Huang, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also had an extramarital relationship with a female executive who reported directly to him.
The report cited five people who worked at Nvidia. They identified the executive as Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care. Powell joined Nvidia in 2008 and has risen through the ranks to oversee the company’s global healthcare business, including AI applications in medical imaging, drug discovery and life sciences. Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has built it into the dominant supplier of artificial-intelligence chips.
According to the New York Times, Huang and Powell were seen being affectionate at a San Jose hotel during Nvidia’s GTC conference in March. Two people who worked at the company told the newspaper that the interaction was captured on video. Both Huang and Powell are married to other people.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang allegedly has a second affair on top of the suspected Chinese spy. He also had a romantic relationship with Kimberly Powell, someone who worked at Nvidia since 2008, according to a New York Times report. https://t.co/QJRTnJb8c6
— Pubity (@pubity) November 11, 2026
The report also said Huang’s security approached a bystander who filmed the interaction, sequestered and offered a nondisclosure agreement. The relationship had been discussed inside the company but had not been previously reported.
Nvidia’s code of conduct tells employees to “avoid situations where our actions create conflict,” including through “personal relationships,” and states that the company “promptly investigates reports of misconduct.” Many corporations maintain policies barring managers from romantic relationships with subordinates because of conflict-of-interest concerns.
On Wednesday, The Boston Globe reached Huang by phone. When they asked about his relationship with Powell, Huang said, “I don’t think you should be talking to me directly,” and hung up. Nor did Nvidia or Powell provide any statement.
The disclosure comes as Nvidia’s board is already investigating Huang’s acknowledged affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese spy. The board retained the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, with partner Joon H. Kim leading the inquiry. Huang has admitted in a message to employees that he was “unfaithful” to his wife.
Nvidia shares fell nearly 4% in extended trading following The New York Times report, adding to weeks of pressure on the stock. The new scandal has intensified questions about leadership stability and succession planning at a company whose chips are central to the global AI buildout. Nvidia has not announced any change to Huang’s role, and it has not issued a public statement addressing the Powell report.
