An open letter campaign calling for Jensen Huang's return as Nvidia chief executive passed 108,000 signatures on Saturday, less than 48 hours after he resigned. The Stand With Jensen tracker listed more than 5,600 self-reported current Nvidia employees, over 1,000 former employees and 58,000-plus shareholders. Tech leaders including Elon Musk, Replit chief executive Amjad Masad, Y Combinator's Garry Tan, Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney and Boom Supersonic's Blake Scholl also appear on the list.
The letter argues Huang was removed without meaningful due process after an espionage allegation involving a woman at the centre of the controversy, and that no evidence substantiating the claim has been shown. Organizers want the board to reinstate him while an independent investigation establishes the facts, to disclose the inquiry's scope, independence and timeline, and to give Huang a fair chance to respond. Musk, who promoted the petition on X and signed it on November 13, warned that Nvidia risks losing critical supply agreements because Huang secured key hardware allocations through personal assurances rather than formal contracts.
Nvidia's board has shown no sign of reversing course, saying it will weigh both internal and external candidates to succeed the co-founder, who stepped down as chief executive, president and board member on November 12 after 33 years. For founders building on Nvidia hardware, the standoff adds uncertainty to the supply and pricing picture at the same moment rivals are pushing their own accelerators. Organizers acknowledged the campaign has attracted fake entries and said they are working to remove them, noting that all signer affiliations are self-reported and unverified.