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Elon Musk joins over 43,000 people asking Nvidia’s board to bring back Jensen Huang

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

A volunteer-led petition demands that Nvidia reinstate Huang while conducting an independent probe with a disclosed timeline and offering him a formal opportunity to respond. Internal company feedback heavily mirrors this public campaign, with more than 1,600 comments on an internal suggestion box overwhelmingly advocating for his leadership. Meanwhile, the executive faces mounting external scrutiny after being requested to testify before the Senate Banking Committee next month.

Key points

  • Petition organizers argue that suspicion alone does not warrant ending Huang's leadership…: Petition organizers argue that suspicion alone does not warrant ending Huang's leadership without a transparent independent investigation.
  • Widespread internal backing is evident from over 1,600 employee suggestion box comments s…: Widespread internal backing is evident from over 1,600 employee suggestion box comments supporting the former CEO's return.
  • Huang resigned after admitting to an affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who is…: Huang resigned after admitting to an affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who is suspected by U.S. intelligence of spying.

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Elon Musk has joined a growing campaign to bring Jensen Huang back as Nvidia CEO. “A petition is underway to reinstate Jensen and I’m signing it too,” Musk posted on X. He is now one of more than 43,000 people who have signed an open letter to Nvidia’s board, two days after Huang resigned from the company he co-founded 33 years ago.

The letter is hosted on a volunteer-run site called Stand with Jensen, and asks the board to reinstate Huang while an independent investigation establishes the facts. Its live counter, which refreshes every 30 seconds, lists 2,980 signers as current Nvidia employees, 454 as former employees and 24,097 as shareholders. The other 15,517 signed as supporters. The campaign says it isn’t endorsed by Nvidia or Huang, and that affiliations are self-reported and unverified.

What the open letter to Nvidia’s board demands

The letter opens with gratitude and turns to process. Signers say they are concerned Huang was removed “without meaningful due process,” and that they haven’t been shown evidence that the woman at the centre of the controversy was…

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