I’ve decided to leave NVIDIA. There are a few things I want to say.
As a robotics engineer at NVIDIA, I have seen Jensen as much more than the company’s CEO.
I admire his willingness to invest in a future that was not yet obvious. He committed to CUDA long before the deep learning boom and positioned NVIDIA for AI before it became everyone’s priority. Those decisions helped build the infrastructure that powers today’s AI.
I have seen that same vision in physical AI: investing in robotics, sharing open-source tools and projects, and building computing platforms that bring AI into the physical world. This is the work I do every day—and a future I believe in.
But what matters most to me is the culture he helped build.
Engineers are encouraged to explore, take risks, and learn from mistakes. Jensen reads employees’ Top 5 emails, follows their work, and engages directly. In a company this large, that connection matters. It makes an individual engineer feel that their ideas can still be heard.
That is why this has been so disappointing.
I do not have all the facts surrounding the allegations, and I cannot prejudge the investigation. My admiration for Jensen does not put him above scrutiny.
What I find difficult to accept is having to come to terms with his departure before receiving an explanation that helps me understand it. What this means for our direction, our culture, and the people doing the work remains unclear to me.
I have felt that engineers’ perspectives matter here. On this decision, I have not felt heard. That gap has been more painful than I expected.
I understand that some information cannot be shared immediately. But that does not erase the feeling of being left outside a decision that affects the company we help build every day.
A company’s greatness comes from its leadership, its governance, and the people who turn its ambitions into reality. Employees’ trust and sense of belonging are part of that, too.
Jensen’s vision and the engineering culture he shaped were important reasons I wanted to stay. His departure led me to decide that my own chapter here should also come to a close.
I leave with sadness and gratitude. The colleagues I have worked with, and the work we believed in together, will always matter to me.
These are my personal views.
I joined NVIDIA 11 years ago, and throughout that time, Jensen has been the leader I’ve always looked up to.
Jensen was an extraordinary visionary, with a rare ability to take incredibly complex problems and break them down into simple, actionable solutions. I witnessed this countless times in meetings, watching him cut through complexity, solve problems, and guide teams in the right direction.
He taught us that “the mission is the boss,” and he led by example through an incredible work ethic. You could email him at any hour, and somehow, he would always find the time to respond.
But beyond being an exceptional leader, Jensen was also a genuinely good human being. Anyone who has worked closely with him has stories that speak to his character.
One that has always stayed with me happened during COVID. While other tech companies were cutting contracts, Jensen made the decision to keep our entire kitchen and cleaning staff employed, even though our offices were empty and there was little work for them to do. It was a simple but powerful example of the kind of person he was.
That’s why Jensen was so deeply respected and loved by so many of us.
Not just for what he accomplished, but for how he treated people along the way.
We’ll keep working incredibly hard to build on everything JHH has created and carry his vision forward.
Thank you for everything, Jensen.
🚨 THE REAL DANGER ISN’T THAT JENSEN HUANG WAS PUSHED OUT.
THE REAL DANGER IS THIS:
Nvidia’s core engineers are already saying it out loud:
“If the board doesn’t bring Jensen back,
we’re going straight to SpaceX and Terafab.”
And they’re claiming Elon has already reserved seats for them.
This isn’t normal employee frustration.
This is a public warning that Nvidia’s soul could walk out the door.
On one side, the board is fighting its own founder.
On the other, Elon is standing there with open arms saying “you’re welcome anytime.”
If this letter is real,
the next few days could rewrite the entire AI chip landscape.
History rarely gives second chances.
This time, it might be happening in real time.
Four months after we launched Manus, I was invited to a dinner with President Macron. I ended up seated directly across from Jensen Huang.
He was half an hour late, and Macron asked him to give a toast. Jensen picked up his wine glass and turned it into a fully improvised speech — in front of a table of European politicians and founders. It was electric. The charisma of a top founder, on full display.
I typed the whole thing into my Notes that night. Still one of the sharpest takes I’ve heard on software, AI and Europe.
What a pity. What a loss.
A heartbreaking day.
I came to @nvidia as an intern. It was my first job, and I never left. For my whole career, @JensenHuang has been the leader I looked up to.
He taught us to reason from first principles, that the mission is the boss, and that greatness comes from suffering. And he lived it every single day, working harder than any of us.
I've never known a more inspiring leader. Thank you, Jensen. We'll keep building on what you started.
> jensen tips Denny’s waitress $1,000
> writer finds out by later tracking her down and asking her
> writer concludes “it was an act” (???)
we in full hit piece season now
NVIDIA letting Jensen go is a huge mistake, for America and for humanity. It's Apple firing Steve Jobs all over again, but much bigger, given the role of AI in defining the future of our world.
I've been keeping quiet on this out of respect for Jensen's family and team, who I've met and who are amazing humans, and because I personally hate infidelity. So my heart goes out to them in this difficult personal family moment.
But I can also say that Jensen is human, and makes mistakes like all of us do. Not that I matter at all, but I've known Jensen for a long time and have gotten the chance to spend a lot of time with him, behind the scenes, away from mics and cameras. I have seen him show kindness, humility, care to everyone around him, including strangers, including from the poorest most struggling parts of society, treating all the same with the same thoughtfulness and attention, because they are fellow humans and not because he has something to gain from them. That shows rare character, to maintain humility and humanity through all of it.
Another data point is what people who know him well have said privately to me about Jensen over the years. I've never had anyone tell me anything but how awesome he is or how much they love him. Probably over a thousand people at this point. This includes hundreds of engineers, CEOs, colleagues, friends, etc.
Also, since there was some spy talk. Jensen is as proud an American as it gets. I'm in shock frankly at all of this, including the mass hysteria around it. I love America, and I think NVIDIA letting Jensen go is terrible for America.
I stand with Jensen.
Love you all ❤️