Highlights
- Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia CEO amid multiple sex scandal reports
- Over 1,600 employees expressed support for Huang on an internal suggestion box
- Huang led Nvidia for 33 years, building it into a major AI and tech powerhouse
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's cult status is alive and thriving even as he's stepped down from the company he built ground up amidst the explosive sex spy scandal and reports of multiple extra-marital affairs with employees.
Despite his indiscretions, many of Nvidia's employees want the boss back.
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An internal suggestion-box post has attracted more than 1,600 comments, with several employees rallying behind the man who built Nvidia into an AI powerhouse.
One anonymous employee wrote: "If you believe in the mission, bring back THE boss."
Another argued that Jensen was human, had made mistakes, but deserved a second chance.
One employee even sent a companywide email declaring: "I stand by Jensen."
Huang led Nvidia for 33 years, his tale from rags to riches is a fabled one - he went from cleaning toilets to building one of the most valuable companies in the world. He is a charismatic character with an unmatched aura of which the all-black look and expensive leather jackets was an integral part - he was the cool guy of Silicon Valley. In many ways he embodied the All-American Dream.
And while his departure has stunned employees, his supporters and beyond fear Nvidia won't be the same without him.
Is this extraordinary loyalty to a founder, or has Silicon Valley started treating its tech bosses like they're bigger than the companies they run?
Also would a female CEO be extended the same liberties or would she be burned at the stake - one can't help but wonder.
Won't Be the First Time
If Jensen Huang were to indeed come back as CEO of Nvidia it wouldn't be the first time such a thing has happened. Back in 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was ousted by the board, but almost the entire company rallied behind him and demanded he be reinstated. 95% of OpenAI's employees said they would leave with Altman, and OpenAI backer and investor Microsoft and its CEO Satya Nadella also pressured the board and supported the staff with the promise that they'd be hired by Microsoft.
Apple co-founder, the late Steve Jobs too had been fired by the board but would later make a legendary comeback to helm the company.