Jensen Huang
President and CEO of Nvidia
- Entries
- 15
- On the record
- 7
- Stories
- 9
- Latest entry
- Nov 11, 2026
The record
Jensen Huang founded Nvidia in 1993 and has been its president, chief executive and a board member since then, according to the company. He holds electrical engineering degrees from Oregon State University and Stanford. His honours include the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, shared with six others for work on modern machine learning, and in 2026 he was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
His main court record is an investor lawsuit over cryptocurrency. Shareholders sued Nvidia, Huang and two other executives in federal court in California in 2018, alleging they played down how much of Nvidia's gaming revenue growth came from crypto mining. In 2022 the SEC fined Nvidia $5.5 million over the same disclosures, without the company admitting or denying the findings.
In August 2023 a divided Ninth Circuit panel revived the case against Nvidia and Huang alone, holding the complaint adequately alleged he made misleading statements knowingly or recklessly; Judge Gabriel Sanchez dissented. The U.S. Supreme Court took the company's appeal, heard argument in November 2024, then dismissed it as improvidently granted, sending the allegations back to the trial court unproven.
Roles and honours on the record
Every entry, newest first
- Reported
Rep. John Moolenaar said Congress is prepared to subpoena Huang, with a Wednesday deadline on a briefing request, Bloomberg reported. Jensen Huang faces subpoena threat from House China committee
- Admitted
Huang told employees in a memo that he was unfaithful to his wife and said he supports the investigation, per BBC News. Nvidia hires Cuomo investigator Joon Kim to probe Jensen Huang
- Admitted
Wrote to Nvidia employees, "I was unfaithful to my wife"; the letter did not name the woman, Fox News reported. Biggest China spy cases ranked: Dongfan Chung, 188 months
- Admitted
Wrote to staff that he was unfaithful to his wife and would cooperate fully with the board's investigation. Nvidia board opens Jensen Huang probe; shares seen 4% lower
- Reported
CNBC reported three House Republican chairs asked Huang for a closed-door briefing on Nov 18. Congress presses Nvidia's Jensen Huang over Megaspeed claims
- Reported
Axios reported congressional scrutiny of Huang and a Nov 11 deadline set by House chairs to schedule a briefing. Congress presses Nvidia's Jensen Huang over Megaspeed claims
- Reported
Three House Republican committee leaders asked him to brief them on Nov 18 and reply by Nov 11, per the BBC. Nvidia board opens Jensen Huang probe; shares seen 4% lower
Stories in this file
Business · ⚖️ Nvidia China chip smuggling cases: $2.5B alleged, 9 charged
Taiwan charged nine over forged papers; the US alleges $2.5B in servers. Supermicro says it is not a target; no verdict is on record. ⏳
PENDINGPhoto: Zachary Caraway · Pexels License⚖️ Jensen Huang faces subpoena threat from House China committee
Rep. Moolenaar says Huang has until end of Wednesday to answer a briefing request. No public reply was found in the reports read. ⏳
HIREDPhoto: Sora Shimazaki · Pexels License⚖️ Nvidia hires Cuomo investigator Joon Kim to probe Jensen Huang
Wachtell partner Kim will run the board's independent probe of Jensen Huang and Alice Huang. Beijing calls the spy claims smears. 🗣️
PROBEPhoto: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA · Pexels License⚖️ China opens Nvidia antitrust probe over $6.9B Mellanox deal
China's regulator opened the probe in Sept 2025; no finding is in the record read. Huang is 'disappointed' by a chip-ban report. ⏳
Money · 🧾 Jensen Huang trends as Nvidia files five Form 4s since Sept.
EDGAR lists the filings; share counts and proceeds are not in the papers read. Nvidia shares fell over 4% as the Huang reports landed. ⏳
FILEDPhoto: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA · Pexels License⚖️ Nvidia, Jensen Huang face shareholder suit over Megaspeed
A proposed class action says Nvidia and Huang misled investors. Nvidia did not immediately respond to AP; no hearing date is reported. ⏳
RANKEDPhoto: Mark Stebnicki · Pexels License⚖️ Biggest China spy cases ranked: Dongfan Chung, 188 months
Nvidia's board has "no reason to believe" secrets were compromised; China calls the claims smears. No charge against Huang is reported. 🗣️
PROBEPhoto: Pixabay · Pexels License🤖 Nvidia board opens Jensen Huang probe; shares seen 4% lower
Huang stays CEO and backs the review; the board sees no sign secrets leaked. Overnight trading pointed to a 4% lower open. 🗣️
Business · 🤖 Congress presses Nvidia's Jensen Huang over Megaspeed claims
House chairs want a Nov 11 answer on a closed-door briefing. Nvidia calls it a normal customer contact; no charges are filed. 🗣️
The record, entry by entry
- 1993 Official Huang founded Nvidia and has served as its president, chief executive officer and a board member since its founding, according to the company. Nvidia, executive biography
- 2018 Filed Investors led by E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB sued Nvidia, Huang, Colette Kress and Jeff Fisher in the Northern District of California, alleging they knowingly or recklessly misled the market about how much crypto-related sales drove Nvidia's revenue. The district court dismissed the amended complaint. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, opinion, No. 21-15604
- 2022-05-06 Ruled The SEC found that Nvidia failed to disclose in two fiscal 2018 quarterly reports that crypto mining significantly drove growth in its gaming revenue. Nvidia agreed to a cease-and-desist order and a $5.5 million penalty without admitting or denying the findings. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, press release 2022-79
- 2023-08-25 Ruled A divided Ninth Circuit panel held the complaint sufficiently alleged that Huang made materially false or misleading statements knowingly or recklessly, revived those claims against Nvidia and Huang and affirmed dismissal as to Kress and Fisher. Judge Gabriel Sanchez dissented. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, opinion, No. 21-15604
- 2024-06-17 Official The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Nvidia's appeal in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB and heard argument on November 13, 2024. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 23-970
- 2024-12-11 Ruled The Supreme Court dismissed Nvidia's appeal as improvidently granted, leaving the Ninth Circuit ruling in place and the case to continue in the trial court. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 23-970
- 2025 Official Huang was named one of seven laureates of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for contributions to modern machine learning, cited for GPU hardware alongside neural network foundations and the ImageNet dataset. Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, laureate record
- 2026 Official Huang was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, according to his Nvidia biography. Nvidia, executive biography
Documents
Sources behind this file
- Bloomberg report on House subpoena threat
- Business Insider report on Huang memo and analysts
- Boston Globe report on Alice Huang and Megaspeed
- New York Post report
- Semafor report
- AP News report on the shareholder suit
- Los Angeles Times report
- Fox News live updates
- Martin Cid Magazine report
- BBC News live report
- ABC News (Australia) report
- NBC News report on Nvidia's board investigation