Nvidia Hires Law Firm to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang's Relationship With Alleged Chinese Spy

Nvidia has hired the New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct what it describes as a thorough and independent investigation into the relationship between its chief executive, Jensen Huang, and Alice Huang, who has been described as an alleged Chinese spy. The Guardian reported the hiring on 11 November 2026.

The investigation will be led by Joon Kim, a partner at Wachtell. Kim served as acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, a federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan, from 2017 to 2018.

Nvidia said the probe covers reports that Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The company has not, however, given a timeframe for how long the work will take. It also said Jensen Huang will keep leading the chipmaker he co-founded without interruption while the inquiry proceeds.

The matter came to light after Nvidia first denied that Jensen Huang had an improper relationship. On Sunday, Huang admitted that he had been unfaithful to his wife.

Alice Huang is a Chinese citizen. According to The Guardian, she has no family relation to Jensen Huang, despite the shared surname, and she was also a customer of Nvidia.

The affair has had a steep financial cost. The Guardian reports that the scandal has wiped $430bn off Nvidia's market value.