‘It’s a mistake for Nvidia to let Jensen resign’: reactions from tech leaders on Jensen Huang’s resignation

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/STKP210_JENSEN_HUANG_D.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nvidia announced this morning that Jensen Huang <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031689/jensen-huang-nvidia-ceo-resigns">has resigned</a> as CEO following reports of two affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy and one with a direct report. The situation surrounding Huang has unfolded quickly, with <em>The New York Times</em> only reporting on Friday that Huang and the suspected spy were "close" before other dominoes started to fall, leading to a swift fall from grace for one of the biggest names in technology. (Hours after Huang's resignation was announced, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-nvidia-ceo-huang-had-relationship-with-second-employee-sources-say-2026-11-12/"><em>Reuters</em> reported that</a> he also had an "intimate relationship" with another Nvidia employee.)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prominent voices in technology have come out in support of Huang, w …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032434/nvidia-jensen-huang-resignation-reactions">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>