"No One Like Him, Give Him Another Chance": 74% of Employees Oppose Jensen Huang's Resignation

Analysis of views from 1,932 people, including 896 NVIDIA employees
74% of employees and 75% of shareholders opposed Jensen Huang's resignation

With Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang having resigned amid a series of allegations of extramarital affairs, support for him among Nvidia employees and shareholders remains strong.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, greet employees at Hyundai Motor Group's Yangjae headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on June 8, 2026. Photo by Yoon Dongju

On the 13th, Blind, an anonymous online community for office workers, said it analyzed 3,687 related posts written on U.S. Blind public channels from November 6 to 11, after the allegations surfaced. The posts were written by 1,932 people, including 896 Nvidia employees, and analyzed using Blind Clare, a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service. The analysis found that 74% of Nvidia employees opposed Huang's resignation.

Most Nvidia employees—77%—either supported Huang remaining in his position or defended him. However, positive comments about Huang accounted for 45% of all posts, including those by employees, 32 percentage points lower than the share among employees. Over the same period, 75% of Nvidia shareholders also opposed his resignation. Among office workers in general, the rate of opposition was 56%. In other words, opinion within the company and among shareholders was predominantly against Huang's resignation.

Employees most often said there was no executive capable of replacing Huang and that he should be given another chance. Another 9% said allegations concerning his private life should be considered separately from the company's management.

Among the negative comments written by employees, the largest share—49%—expressed concern about the possibility of Huang resigning or being dismissed and about succession. Another 22% were concerned about the impact on the share price or stock compensation. Concerns about national security and the risk of technology leaks accounted for 17%, while moral criticism accounted for 12%. Neutral comments calling for judgment to be deferred until the facts were confirmed made up 33%.

A Blind data analyst said, "The strong support among Nvidia employees for Huang to remain CEO, despite multiple allegations being raised in succession, suggests that trust in his management performance and leadership has built up over a long period." The analyst added, "Looking at a number of cases, employee opinion in risk situations also tends not to be determined solely by the nature of the incident."

Meanwhile, Nvidia's board announced on November 12 (local time) that Huang had stepped down immediately as president, CEO, and a member of the board. The board appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress as interim CEO and began searching for a successor.

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