Jensen Huang Told Nvidia Staff He Was Unfaithful to His Wife After Reports Tied the Woman to Suspected Chinese Espionage

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By Sari Moon

Updated 11 hours ago, November 10, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent a company-wide apology on November 8 admitting he was unfaithful to his wife, after reports tied the woman to a suspected Chinese espionage case. Nvidia published the email, so the apology landed in every employee’s inbox and then went public.

“I was unfaithful to my wife,” he wrote. “My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.”

Huang, 63, who founded Nvidia in 1993 and has run it ever since, told colleagues, the board, partners and shareholders that “you deserve better from me.” He asked that his wife, Lori Mills, and their children be left alone: “My family bears no responsibility for my choices. I do. Please give them privacy.”

The confession followed reporting that tied his personal life to a national security case. US officials believe the person he was involved with was Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese executive of no relation to him whom intelligence agencies suspect the Ministry of State Security recruited to learn about US AI chips, the Financial Times and New York Times reported. The email itself names no one and makes no spy claim.

Nvidia’s board has opened an independent investigation, with outside counsel, into reports that Huang was “the target of a foreign intelligence effort.” He said he supports it and will “cooperate fully,” adding that he loves his country and is “committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America’s national security.”

The board also said it has “no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised.” According to Trump, Huang said he “had absolutely no idea” the person was a spy and that the FBI was investigating, per the Guardian.

House chairmen Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford have asked Huang for a closed briefing on November 18.

Nvidia shares closed down 4.3% on Monday, roughly $190 billion, and a shareholder sued after the close.

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