Nvidia seeks a successor after CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid affair reports and federal investigation

S. government investigation into possible national security breaches. Nvidia named CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO and entrepreneur Harvey C. Jones as its first chairman, and the board will consider internal and external candidates. Northeastern associate professor Ryan Ellis told Northeastern Global News that Nvidia's flat structure concentrated power in the CEO, that the direct-report affair suggests broader governance problems favoring an external hire, and that a stumble at Nvidia could ripple through hardware and model developers that share resources and financing.