Nvidia investigates allegations concerning Jensen Huang: former federal prosecutor Joon Kim and Wachtell, Lipton have deep credentials

Nvidia announced on Tuesday that it has hired former federal prosecutor Joon Kim and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into allegations that then-CEO Jensen Huang became a target of foreign intelligence operations, allegations involving his extramarital affair with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence agencies suspect of being a Chinese spy. Jensen Huang resigned as CEO on Thursday morning; previously, The New York Times reported that he also had an extramarital affair with Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell, who reported to him, and this allegation may be included in the scope of the investigation. Kim served twice in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, serving as U.S. Attorney for that district from 2017 to 2018; he was previously assigned by the New York State Attorney General to investigate the sexual harassment case against former Governor Cuomo, and a 2021 report found that Cuomo harassed at least 11 women, after which Cuomo resigned; he also presided over an independent review for the FDIC.