Who Is Kimberly Powell? Nvidia Executive in Spotlight Over Alleged Affair with CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is at the centre of a fresh controversy following allegations of another extramarital relationship. After reports of his alleged relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, a new report by The New York Times has claimed that Huang was also involved with Kimberly Powell, a senior executive at the company.
According to the report, 48-year-old Kimberly Powell is Nvidia’s Vice President of Healthcare and one of the executives who directly reports to Jensen Huang. She joined Nvidia in 2008 and currently oversees the company’s global healthcare business.
Powell began her career at Nvidia by working on expanding the use of NVIDIA GPUs in medical imaging technologies. She was promoted to Senior Director of AI Business Development in 2016 and became Vice President of Healthcare in 2017.
According to The New York Times, Huang and Powell were allegedly seen sharing an intimate moment at a hotel during Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San Jose last March. The report further claimed that a bystander captured the interaction on camera but was later confronted by Huang’s security team and made to sign a non-disclosure agreement. However, these allegations have not been independently verified.
Notably, both Kimberly Powell and Jensen Huang are married to other people.
Earlier, Huang’s alleged relationship with Alice Huang, a senior executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed, had also attracted attention. According to a The Wall Street Journal report, the two were photographed together in Taipei in 2024 and 2025.
Meanwhile, US intelligence agencies reportedly suspected Alice Huang of having links to China’s intelligence services. Amid these allegations, Jensen Huang acknowledged having an extramarital relationship in a message sent to Nvidia employees.
The controversy has also raised questions about Huang’s position as CEO. According to another The Wall Street Journal report, Nvidia’s board is reportedly considering his future at the company.
Meanwhile, some Nvidia shareholders have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company and Jensen Huang, alleging that investors were not provided with necessary information regarding the reported relationship. Nvidia shares have also reportedly declined in recent days amid the controversy.
Nvidia is one of the world’s leading technology companies, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing. The company primarily designs Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which play a crucial role in powering modern AI technologies.
