Nvidia Hires Wachtell Lipton to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia has retained a former acting U.S. attorney to investigate Chief Executive Jensen Huang over reports of an intimate relationship with a woman whom U.S. intelligence officials believe was spying for China.
The New York Times reported that Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton to investigate its chief executive, Jensen Huang, over an affair with a Chinese executive. According to the Times, Joon H. Kim, a Wachtell partner and former acting U.S. attorney, is leading the inquiry into the chip maker's chief executive.
The Hill reported that Nvidia announced on Tuesday that it had hired a former acting U.S. attorney to investigate Huang. The announcement followed reports of his alleged intimate relationship with a woman whom U.S. intelligence officials believe was spying for China. The Hill quoted the company's statement as saying that the "independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained" the attorney. The Hill's summary cuts off the district in which the attorney served before naming it, so this report does not name that district.
BBC News reported that the appointment was made after it emerged that Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China. BBC News described the firm as a major US law firm.
The reports differ in how they describe the woman. The Times refers to her as a Chinese executive, The Hill attributes the spy assessment to U.S. intelligence officials, and BBC News states that she is believed to be a spy for China. The Hill and BBC News both place the appointment after the reports of the relationship emerged. The summaries available for this report do not name the woman and do not describe the scope or timing of the inquiry.
Sources: The New York Times: Nvidia Hires Wachtell Lipton to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s Affair With Chinese Executive; The Hill: Nvidia hires former acting US attorney to investigate Jensen Huang; BBC News: Nvidia hires major US law firm to investigate alleged Chinese spy affair.