Jensen Huang Called Her ‘a Deer in the Headlights.’ Now She Runs Nvidia.

A facts-only brief, written by a local AI model from this article in The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2026. It may contain mistakes, and it is not the article: the full story is at wsj.com.

Nvidia named Colette Kress as interim chief executive on Thursday following Jensen Huang’s resignation, which occurred after reports of two extramarital affairs. Huang previously criticized Kress during a summer meeting, describing her as a “reporting CFO” who struggled to define strategy amid looming chip-supply commitments. The company now faces federal and internal probes while searching for a permanent leader. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is reportedly fighting for his job as some of President Trump’s advisers blame him for the fallout surrounding the Nvidia leadership change.

Background

• Nvidia is the most valuable company to abruptly lose a leader considered instrumental to its fortunes, a situation investors term key-person risk.
• Other major firms have faced similar crises, including Apple’s loss of Steve Jobs to cancer and Nissan’s dismissal of Carlos Ghosn following his 2018 arrest in Tokyo.
• An opinion piece argues that while Huang’s departure was necessary due to his relationships with a suspected Chinese spy and a subordinate, it represents a regrettable loss for the U.S. AI industry.
• The U.S. has become Cuba’s primary fuel supplier, shipping over 1.6 million barrels worth more than $230 million through August according to Census Bureau data.

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