On November 11, 2026, a report from The New York Times alleged that Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, maintained an intimate relationship with CEO Jensen Huang. The report, citing five company sources, described the pair being observed in an affectionate manner at a San Jose hotel during an Nvidia conference in March 2026.
Powell, 48, has been with Nvidia since 2008 and currently oversees the company's hardware and software initiatives within the healthcare sector, including medical imaging and drug discovery. She reports directly to Huang, 63, who has led the organization since its inception in 1993.
This development follows a previous admission by Huang in a note to staff on November 8, 2026, in which he acknowledged being "unfaithful" to his wife. Nvidia is currently conducting an investigation into allegations that Huang was the target of a "foreign intelligence effort," a separate matter involving reports that a different associate, Alice Huang, may have been recruited by the Chinese government to surveil the semiconductor manufacturer.
Nvidia’s corporate code of conduct, which features an introduction by Huang, stipulates that personal relationships can constitute a conflict of interest and mandates the investigation of misconduct reports. Neither Nvidia nor Powell provided comment to Business Insider regarding these allegations.
Source: Business Insider
