Key facts
- Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO on November 12, 2026, after a reported affair with Alice Huang.
- Alice Huang was a top executive of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia business partner in Asia-Pacific.
- The New York Times reported Rubio briefed Trump in May on intelligence about Jensen Huang and a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said on November 12 the Justice Department had not concluded whether Alice Huang was a spy.
- Singapore's home affairs ministry said it seized Alice Huang's passport in 2025 and found insufficient evidence of offenses.
- The Information reported Jensen Huang's ties to Alice Huang facilitated at least $7.5 billion in Nvidia chip sales to China.
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO on November 12, 2026, after his reported affair with Alice Huang, a former top executive at Singapore-based tech company Megaspeed, Reuters reported on November 14. Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, had a long career in Chinese finance before becoming an executive in the global race for artificial-intelligence chips.
Several news organizations, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, have reported that US and other government authorities suspected Alice Huang was spying for Beijing. The New York Times reported on November 10 that Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One en route to China in May about US intelligence indicating Jensen Huang was involved with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy. Reuters said it could not verify the allegations about Huang's suspected spying, and Beijing has denied she is a spy.
Trump said on November 9 that the FBI was looking into the spying allegations. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on November 12 that the Justice Department had not yet reached a conclusion on whether Alice Huang was a spy. Singapore's home affairs ministry said on November 12 that it seized her passport in 2025 while investigating other offenses, including buying servers exported via Singapore to Malaysia without entering the Singapore market, and found insufficient evidence she committed any offenses.
The Financial Times reported on November 6 that Alice Huang had a romantic affair with Jensen Huang. Jensen Huang released a statement on November 8 acknowledging an extramarital affair without naming her. Reuters verified photos of the two together at events dating to December 2023.
Huang became controlling shareholder of Megaspeed International in March 2023, according to Washington-based research group C4ADS. The New York Times reported in October 2025 that the company was under US investigation over whether it helped Chinese customers obtain advanced Nvidia chips subject to export controls; China denied the allegation and there has been no public finding of a violation. The Information reported earlier in the week that Jensen Huang's ties to Alice Huang facilitated at least $7.5 billion in Nvidia chip sales to China. Megaspeed said on November 12 it has cooperated with US inspections.