Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hired a PR firm known for handling sex scandals last year

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had been working with crisis PR firm Heller since at least October 2025, about a year before he acknowledged an extramarital affair. Two people familiar with the matter said Heller founder Risa Heller is known for handling crises for powerful figures facing allegations of sexual misconduct. After The New York Times reported in early October 2025 on Huang's business dealings with chip buyer Megaspeed and his relationship with Alice Huang, Nvidia's internal communications team was instructed to forward all media inquiries about Huang to Heller. According to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence officials determined that Alice was engaged in espionage for the Chinese government. In an email to employees on Sunday, Huang acknowledged that the relationship was romantic in nature and apologized; Nvidia's board announced it had launched an independent investigation and said it had no reason to believe national security or company confidential information was compromised.