GoKawiilBessent urges Nvidia board to hire outside CEO after Huang resignation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a major overhaul of Nvidia's leadership following CEO Jensen Huang's resignation, saying the board should recruit a chief executive from outside the company. He questioned whether Nvidia's culture encouraged illicit chip sales to inflate revenue and said other executives should be scrutinized over compliance with export controls. Huang stepped down after reports tied him to Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive suspected of espionage and chip diversion to China; CFO Colette Kress is now interim CEO.
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Bessent's comments suggest the administration views Nvidia's export-control issues as a systemic, company-wide problem rather than one tied solely to Huang, which could foreshadow deeper regulatory or political pressure on the chipmaker. The remarks also highlight an apparent rift between Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick over handling of the chip-diversion case, a tension that could complicate U.S. policy coordination ahead of Trump's trip to meet Xi and Putin.
- Bessent wants Nvidia's board to hire an outside CEO and scrutinize other executives over export-control compliance.
- Huang resigned after reports linked him to a Megaspeed executive suspected of espionage and aiding chip diversion to China.
- The episode has exposed friction between Treasury's Bessent and Commerce's Lutnick over the chip-diversion controversy.
Source: cnbc.com — Luke Fountain, 2026-11-15
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