The NVIDIA board of directors has launched an independent investigation following reports that the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Jensen Huang, may have been targeted by foreign intelligence.
The company announced this.
It concerns a possible operation by Chinese intelligence services that may have attempted to obtain information through his ties to the head of a company that purchased NVIDIA chips.
What is known about NVIDIA’s investigation
The investigation will be conducted by a committee of independent members of NVIDIA’s board of directors with the involvement of external legal advisers. They are to review the available information about possible foreign intelligence activity concerning Huang.
The company emphasizes that there is currently no basis to believe that commercial secrets of NVIDIA or information related to U.S. national security have been disclosed as a result of the alleged espionage.
At the same time, the board has decided to review all available information, as it considers issues of U.S. economic and national security important for the company and its shareholders.
Huang himself supported the investigation and pledged to cooperate with those involved. The board also stated that it continues to have confidence in the CEO and his team.
Why NVIDIA suspects possible espionage
NVIDIA’s decision came after U.S. media reports about a possible Chinese intelligence operation against Jensen Huang.
As the New York Times reported, U.S. intelligence agencies were scrutinizing the activities of Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who previously worked at the Singapore-based company Megaspeed — a buyer of NVIDIA chips.
According to the journalists, U.S. intelligence officers suspected that she might have been gathering information about NVIDIA’s operations and her contacts with the company’s leader regarding the U.S. administration’s stance on exporting advanced chips to China.
Later, TechCrunch reported that a document circulated among U.S. officials alleged that Alice Huang had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to monitor NVIDIA’s leader. The materials also mentioned close relations between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang. In an internal memo to NVIDIA employees, Huang acknowledged that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized to his family, colleagues, and partners.
The company also said that its leader’s contacts with Alice Huang were not unusual, since communicating with clients is part of his duties. The company also assured that it does not provide clients with classified information related to U.S. national security.
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