Nvidia Employees Urge Board to Consider Huang’s Return
Nvidia employees have urged the company’s board to consider their views on Jensen Huang’s departure, with an internal suggestion-box post drawing more than 1,600 comments and many reportedly calling for his return. The employee response follows Huang’s resignation as chief executive while a board inquiry into allegations about his personal relationships was getting underway.
The post, submitted by a longtime Nvidia engineer before Huang resigned, asked the board to weigh employee sentiment and share its findings. The reported comments included appeals for the board to reinstate Huang and questions about why he left before the inquiry concluded. The comments and employee support are reported through a single underlying account; they do not establish the views of Nvidia’s workforce as a whole.
About two dozen employees also posted messages on LinkedIn supporting Huang in the hours after his resignation, according to reporting on the employee response. One employee sent a companywide email expressing support and asking for greater transparency about the circumstances of Huang’s departure. An employee who was not authorized to speak publicly said backing for Huang’s return appeared...