Nvidia Board Probes CEO Jensen Huang Over Security Concerns Linked to Alice Huang

WASHINGTON: The board of US chipmaker Nvidia has launched an internal investigation into chief executive Jensen Huang over national security concerns, according to the Express Tribune. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI was also looking into the matter, but he gave no further details.

The New York Times reported last month that US officials had concluded that Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was an agent of Chinese intelligence and had passed information to Beijing while she was in a close relationship with Jensen Huang. Reuters said it could not independently verify the allegation. China’s Foreign Ministry has described the accusation as baseless, slanderous and an attack on character. The two Huangs are not related.

On Sunday, Jensen Huang acknowledged infidelity to his wife without naming Alice Huang, and said he was committed to supporting US national security. The company said the board had no reason to believe that national security information or company secrets had been leaked, and that it had confidence in the chief executive and his team.

Citing the Chinese magazine Caixin, Reuters says Alice Huang is about 42 years old. She held senior positions at Hexi Investment Management, a Shanghai investment firm, and in March 2023 became the controlling shareholder of Megaspeed International, a Singapore-based cloud company that Nvidia lists as a official cloud partner. In October 2025, the New York Times reported that US authorities were investigating whether Megaspeed had given Chinese users access to advanced chips subject to export controls.

The board has no chairman, and three of its 11 directors have served since the 1990s. Experts say the investigation could be made more credible by appointing independent legal advisers and by setting aside directors who have served for a long time. Nvidia’s shares closed down 4 per cent on Monday.