Petition to Reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO Passes 100,000 Signatures, Including Prominent Names

Petition draws supporters and errors

The Stand with Jensen campaign says its petition has more than 100,000 signatures. Its website lists over 58,000 shareholders, more than 5,600 current Nvidia employees and over 1,000 former employees.

The list also included entries attributed to “Tim Cruise, Hollywood actor” and “Xi Jingping,” possibly a misspelling of the Chinese leader’s name. Organizers said on X on Saturday that they were working to remove fake signatures. The campaign also urged people to read its letter and add their names.

Huang leaves as inquiry continues

Earlier this week, Nvidia’s board said it had opened an investigation into whether Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort” after he acknowledged an affair in a letter to staff. Days later, Huang resigned following reports that he had another affair with an Nvidia executive. The board named Colette Kress, Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor.

Espionage allegation remains unresolved

The New York Times reported in October that Huang had formed a “close relationship” with Alice Huang, a technology executive at Megaspeed in Singapore. The newspaper said US intelligence officials believed she might be a Chinese government spy. China has denied the claim.

On Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department had not reached a conclusion about whether Alice Huang was a spy. The campaign said it had not been shown evidence supporting the espionage allegation and called for due process.

Organizers seek transparency and fairness

The campaign asked Nvidia’s board to disclose the investigation’s scope and timeline, allow Huang a meaningful chance to respond, and explain its decisions with evidence. Organizers said they were not treating espionage claims as established facts or assuming what the inquiry would find.

An Nvidia employee said Huang’s private life was not their concern, while conduct that violated company rules should be addressed. The employee also asked for his return and fair treatment, citing his record and importance to Nvidia and the wider community. Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter Capital Management, and Gavin Barker, managing partner at Atreides Management, said the board should avoid rushing to replace Huang in a way that harms stakeholders’ interests.