It has been reported that whether NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will be fired due to rumored relationships with the company's executive Kimberly Powell has drawn external attention.

Kimberly Powell is 48 years old this year and serves as the Vice President of NVIDIA's Medical Business, having worked at this chip manufacturer for over 18 years. She joined NVIDIA in 2008 as a director; prior to that, she worked as an engineer at an electronics startup company, where she was initially responsible for promoting NVIDIA's chips for medical imaging. Powell was promoted to Senior Director in 2016 and was appointed Vice President of Medical Business at the end of 2017. She is currently in charge of NVIDIA's medical hardware and software business, which covers medical imaging, life sciences, and drug discovery, and reports directly to CEO Jensen Huang.

The New York Times cited reports from five former employees, stating that the two were seen behaving closely in a hotel in San Jose during NVIDIA's developer conference in March. It is alleged that a bystander who captured this scene was provided with a non-disclosure agreement. Powell, Jensen Huang, and NVIDIA all declined to comment. The report mentioned that Powell is married and has two children. NVIDIA's code of conduct lists personal relationships as a potential conflict of interest.