Jensen Huang.
An internal suggestion box post urging Nvidia’s board to weigh employee sentiment before deciding Huang’s future has drawn more than 1,600 comments, with most of them backing his return to the top job, according to internal correspondence reviewed by Wired. It has since become a rallying point for staff who want the 63-year-old cofounder reinstated, despite the multiple reported extramarital affairs that led to his abrupt exit. Reuters has since reported an alleged affair with yet another Nvidia employee.
“If you believe in the mission, bring back THE boss,” wrote one anonymous commenter. Huang, who had led Nvidia since its founding in 1993, wrote to employees on Sunday admitting he had been “unfaithful to [his] wife” and that there was “no excuse. Huang hasn’t said anything about these reports since his Sunday email.
Jensen Huang may have stepped down as Nvidia CEO, but a large part of the company’s workforce isn’t ready to move on. The post was written by a longtime Nvidia engineer before Huang resigned. Another added, “We are all humans and can make mistakes. Jensen did so many good things and he needs a second chance. ” The employee behind the email couldn’t be reached for comment, while the engineer who wrote the suggestion box post declined to comment. Nvidia and its new board chair, Harvey Jones, did not immediately respond to Wired’s requests for comment. The email followed reports of an affair with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset. That employee has not commented on the matter.
The board announced his resignation on Thursday morning, after reports of an alleged second affair, this time with a direct report.