Who Is Alice Huang? The Alleged Chinese Spy Who Became Nvidia CEO’s Mistress
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair, amid reports that the woman he was linked to was suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence
In a memo to Nvidia employees on Sunday, 8 November, Jensen acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife.
He also apologised to his colleagues, the company's board, business partners, and shareholders, saying he had fallen short of his responsibilities as Nvidia's CEO.
News reports identified Alice Huang as the woman allegedly involved in the affair and claimed she had links to Chinese intelligence. China has denied the espionage allegations, reported AFP.
The controversy goes beyond Jensen's personal life as Nvidia is positioned at the centre of the global AI race.
According to AFP, Nvidia controls an estimated 90% of the market for chips used to train and run AI models. Washington has restricted sales of its most advanced chips to China since 2022, under the Biden administration.
Jensen has also become one of US President Donald Trump's most influential informal advisers on AI.
The Wall Street Journal reported that US intelligence officials suspected the affair while he was lobbying the White House to allow chip exports to China.
That combination of access to technology and political influence helps explain the alleged intelligence interest in the relationship.
Here's what has been reported about Alice so far:
1. Alice reportedly worked as a television reporter before moving into finance and tech
An online profile linked to Alice lists previous roles at Chinese broadcasters CCTV and Hunan TV, as well as HSBC bank, according to AFP.
However, AFP said it could not independently verify the profile's contents or establish who wrote it.
Separately, US intelligence reportedly suspected that she had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on Jensen and potentially influence Nvidia's push to sell advanced chips to China.
Beijing has rejected the allegation. Yesterday, 9 November, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said "the narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely baseless vilification and smearing".
2. She held a senior role at Megaspeed, a company that bought billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia chips
Alice was a senior executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre company that rents out computing power from Nvidia chips.
The business split from a Chinese company in 2023. It was previously called 7Road International, according to Singapore government records cited by AFP.
VnExpress reported that Megaspeed bought more than USD4.8 billion worth of Nvidia chips over two years. Although Alice's name was later removed from its leadership filings, an employee told the publication in May that she remained among the company's three most powerful people.
Megaspeed's website describes it as a major partner of Nvidia's cloud computing business in the Asia-Pacific region. Its LinkedIn page lists offices in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, with two to 10 employees and 27 associated members.
But when AFP called the number on its website, the person who answered reportedly said it was a residential line and that they were unfamiliar with the company.
Megaspeed has also faced scrutiny over suspected transfers of restricted Nvidia chips to China. The company disputed Bloomberg's reporting on the matter in December 2025, rejecting suggestions that it had participated in illegal chip transfers.
3. She was photographed with Jensen in Taipei in 2024, then appeared at another dinner in 2025
A Taipei bar photo showed Alice Huang next to Jensen Huang in 2024.
Image via Reuters via Economic TimesIt remains unclear when Alice and Jensen first met.
However, photos posted online in June 2024 showed them together at a Taipei bar following a technology event, according to VnExpress.
They were seen together again during Computex, Taiwan's major technology expo, in May 2025.
An AFP image caption dates the dinner to 22 May 2025, at a restaurant in Taipei. In the image, Alice, wearing a pink dress, mingled with Jensen and other guests while journalists filmed through the restaurant's windows and doors.
4. Footage from the dinner showed a kiss on the cheek and other affectionate gestures
According to AFP's footage of press livestreams, Jensen put his arm around Alice as she kissed him on his right cheek.
Another moment showed Alice following him back into the restaurant after he spoke to reporters outside, running her fingers down his lower back.
China Press also reported on their affectionate interactions in view of other attendees.
Alice could be seen kissing Jensen on the cheek at the 1-minute-and-12-second mark in the video below:
5. Photos of the two shared by Alice on WeChat Moments went viral on Weibo after the reports emerged
The restaurant footage was not the only material attracting attention online.
According to China Press, photos reportedly posted on Alice's WeChat Moments later spread on Weibo.
Among them were images showing Alice and Jensen standing close together, with her arm around him.
6. US officials reportedly suspected she was targeting Jensen as early as 2025
US officials reportedly concluded in 2025 that Alice was targeting Jensen as part of an alleged espionage effort, according to reporting by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, cited by AFP.
The alleged objective included gathering information about Nvidia's chief and potentially encouraging efforts to secure Chinese access to advanced chips.
The New York Times also reported that Trump was briefed on the intelligence roughly a year ago but did not act on it.
These remain reported intelligence assessments, which Beijing disputes.
7. An investment database profile has raised more questions about her background
A profile on Simuwang, a database covering Chinese private investment funds, identifies a woman named Huang Le as a fund manager and CEO of Shanghai-based investment firm Hexi Capital.
VnExpress reported that the photograph on the profile appeared to match the woman pictured with Jensen.
The profile lists experience in media and finance, including the reported television and banking roles.
However, VnExpress also cited an unnamed Hunan TV executive who told the New York Post that they had not heard of her and questioned the claimed reporting background.
Her employment history remains unverified.
8. Jensen has admitted to an affair, but Trump said the CEO denied knowing about alleged spying
Nvidia initially described Jensen's interactions with Alice as normal business dealings, saying he meets thousands of customer executives each year.
Jensen similarly maintained that his dealings with her were no different from those with other Chinese customers and senior executives.
However, the Financial Times reported that an earlier US intelligence memo described the pair as being "in a relationship", according to China Press.
US House members also jointly wrote to Jensen, asking him to appear at a closed-door congressional briefing to address the reported intelligence concerns.
Separately, Trump said yesterday, 9 November, that Jensen had told him he had no knowledge of the alleged spying.
The president said he believed Jensen's account, according to the South China Morning Post.
Nvidia's board has opened an independent investigation into whether Jensen was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. It said it had no reason to believe US national security or company secrets had been compromised, but would examine the available information.
