Verbal abuse like "I hope you die," even water bottles thrown... Claims emerge of "Jensen Huang's shocking true face"

New York Post reports testimony from Nvidia insiders
Claims of insulting verbal abuse and a water bottle thrown at a senior executive

Testimony has emerged that Jensen Huang, the former chief executive officer (CEO) who built Nvidia into a global artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, routinely verbally abused employees and even threw water bottles inside the company.

On November 14 local time, the New York Post and other U.S. media outlets reported the allegations, citing multiple people familiar with Nvidia’s internal affairs. The reports described claims that, contrary to the casual and humble image he has projected in public, Huang publicly humiliated senior executives and routinely used harsh language inside the company.

According to the reports, in February this year, Huang publicly reprimanded Jay Puri, then executive vice president overseeing global sales, during a closed-door meeting attended by more than 30 executives. He reportedly told Puri, “I hope you get the flu and that your symptoms get worse,” and then added, “I hope you die and free us all from the suffering.” Puri reportedly did not respond at the time and later moved to a role as a senior adviser.

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang allegedly publicly humiliated senior executives and routinely used harsh language within the company, contrary to his public image. Yonhap News Agency

Testimony also emerged that Huang used abusive language at other meetings. At a meeting in 2025 attended by about 40 employees, he allegedly insulted a senior sales executive, saying, “You know nothing about my business.” One account also claimed that when an executive meeting him for the first time smiled at him, Huang shouted, “Are you laughing at me?” and ordered the executive to leave the room.

There were also accounts that he threw water bottles. People familiar with the matter said Huang once threw a water bottle at a senior executive during a meeting at Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. However, details of the incident, including what happened and whether anyone was injured, could not be confirmed.

Huang’s management style also came under scrutiny. Nvidia had a structure in which more than 60 senior executives reported directly to the CEO. Analysts say that decision-making authority was concentrated in Huang’s hands, making it difficult to rein in his aggressive behavior.

The reports also align with the account in The Thinking Machine, a book by author Stephen Witt about Huang’s management style. Witt described Huang as someone who “publicly encourages employees but takes an aggressive stance toward those who disagree with him.”

The New York Post reported that a spokesperson for Huang declined to comment on the allegations of verbal abuse, and that Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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