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What led up to Jensen Huang’s resignation as NVIDIA CEO?

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Jensen Huang resigned as NVIDIA’s president and CEO in November 2026, days after the company’s board of directors opened an investigation into his relationship with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence officials had determined was working for Chinese intelligence. His resignation also followed reports that he’d had an extramarital relationship with an NVIDIA executive who reported to him.