Independent Nvidia Board Members Retain Wachtell to Lead Investigation Into Huang Affair

By Elias Schisgall

 

Independent members of Nvidia's board of directors have retained Joon H. Kim and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into reports that Chief Executive Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign espionage effort.

Kim, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will oversee the investigation.

Huang had a romantic relationship with an executive U.S. officials believe was sharing information with the Chinese government. He is continuing to lead Nvidia as CEO while the investigation is underway.

The Nvidia board said over the weekend that it had no reason to believe that either Nvidia's secrets or national security were compromised.

 

Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 10, 2026 14:45 ET (19:45 GMT)

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