Jensen Huang built Nvidia on transparency. His scandal leaves the next CEO to pick up the pieces.
Business Insider's article reports that Jensen Huang, who ran Nvidia with a flat structure, transparency, and no publicly disclosed succession plan, departed the company on 11 November 2026 amid reports of extramarital affairs with a direct report, another employee, and a client suspected of spying for China, leaving CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while a search for a permanent chief executive is underway. Experts including Kim Scott, Alison Fragale, and Jessica Neal weigh in on how the scandal eroded trust, and Business Insider writes that the next CEO faces the task of rebuilding employee trust under intense public scrutiny.
