TREE NEWS update: Nvidia’s board launched an independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after he admitted an extramarital affair in an internal letter on Nov. 8, saying it saw no reason to believe national security or company trade secrets were compromised. Nvidia shares fell 4% in after-hours trading, erasing about $180 billion in market value. Huang, whose Forbes net worth exceeds $162.2 billion, will remain CEO, public policy communications head John Rizzo confirmed.
Nvidia board opens probe into Jensen Huang affair; shares fall 4% after hours
The board is explicitly separating personal conduct from operational and security risk, and keeping Huang in place — a signal that governance continuity is being prioritized over the disclosure itself. The after-hours move reflects headline shock more than a reassessment of the business, since no trade-secret or national-security exposure was found. The open questions are whether the independent probe surfaces anything that contradicts that framing, and whether the discount persists once regular trading absorbs the news.
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