Jensen Huang summoned to testify before US lawmakers, France 24 reports

Jensen Huang was summoned late Thursday, November 12, to testify before US lawmakers, France 24 reported on November 13. The reported summons brings congressional scrutiny to the former Nvidia chief executive following his resignation amid reports of extramarital affairs and allegations connected to suspected Chinese espionage.

The summons puts Huang’s dealings under scrutiny beyond Nvidia’s own leadership transition. France 24 connects it to allegations involving Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based computing company Megaspeed, which reportedly bought billions of dollars of Nvidia hardware. The outlet says Jensen Huang acknowledged an affair with her on November 8.

France 24 reports that intelligence officials believe Alice Huang worked for China’s Ministry of State Security. That is an allegation about her role, not a confirmed finding that Jensen Huang supplied information or knowingly participated in an intelligence operation.

Nvidia has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor. Huang co-founded the company in 1993 and led its transformation from a graphics business into a dominant supplier of processors used to train and run AI systems.

The transition comes during a sharp stock-market retreat. France 24 put Nvidia’s decline at 13% since Monday and more than 26% over the preceding month. It also described wider pressure on AI stocks from US political shifts, interest-rate concerns and US-China trade tensions, rather than attributing the sector’s weakness solely to Huang’s departure.

Nvidia’s next scheduled financial milestone is its third-quarter results on November 17, 2026. That places the earnings report just days after the reported summons, with Kress serving as interim chief executive during the search for Huang’s permanent replacement.