Elon Musk stated that it would be an honor for him to hire Jensen Huang, who resigned on November 12 from the positions of president and CEO and left the board of directors.
Musk wrote about his readiness to hire Huang at X in response to a post with a suggestion to invite him to his team.
@zerohedge That would be an honor
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2026
Musk and Huang have known each other for at least ten years. This year, they both took part in US President Donald Trump's visit to China.
President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with the head of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on Thursday, May 14, 2026 / White House
Elon Musk's company xAI is using NVIDIA chips to train artificial intelligence. In October 2024, NVIDIA reported that the Colossus supercomputer in Memphis combines 100,000 of its Hopper graphics processors. It also uses the NVIDIA Spectrum-X networking platform for data exchange between them. According to the company, the complex was built in 122 days.
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison also spoke about the demand for NVIDIA chips. In September 2024, he mentioned a dinner with Musk and Huang at the Nobu restaurant in Palo Alto. According to Ellison, he and Musk "begged" the NVIDIA head to sell them more graphics processors.
$ORCL CTO Larry Ellison: "I went to dinner with @elonmusk, Jensen Huang..& I would describe the dinner as Oracle & me & Elon begging Jensen for GPUs. Please take our money....No, no, take more of it. You're not taking out enough. We need you to take more of our money, please" https://t.co/atBUJaULCS
— The Transcript (@TheTranscript_) September 14, 2024
In October 2025, Huang personally brought the compact AI supercomputer DGX Spark to Musk at SpaceX.
In 2016, he likewise handed over the first DGX-1 to the OpenAI team, among whose members at that time was Musk.
Who led NVIDIA after Jensen Huang's resignation
NVIDIA's interim CEO has become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress. She will combine these duties while the board of directors searches for a permanent leader among internal and external candidates.
Against the backdrop of news about Huang's departure, NVIDIA shares fell 10% in previous trading in the US.
How Jensen Huang left NVIDIA
According to Bloomberg, the turning point was a Financial Times publication on November 6, in which American officials described Huang's relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang as romantic.
After this, NVIDIA's chief lawyer Tim Teter came to Huang's home, and he admitted the affair. Before that, according to Bloomberg sources, the executive denied infidelity in conversations with friends and colleagues.
Teter insisted that the board of directors must respond to this situation. The company announced an investigation involving the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. On November 8, Huang sent a letter to employees in which he admitted the betrayal, apologized to his family, and promised to cooperate with investigators.
After the New York Times published a report about Huang's alleged relationship with his subordinate, Vice President Kimberly Powell, the board of directors convened a remote meeting. According to Bloomberg, it lasted until late at night on November 11, and in the end Huang was left with no choice but to resign. Officially, NVIDIA announced his departure the following morning without stating the reasons.
Interim CEO Colette Kress acknowledged in a letter to employees that the company is going through a very difficult period and thanked the team for their work. She also promised to hold an all-hands meeting on November 18 — the day after NVIDIA publishes its quarterly results.