NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has publicly acknowledged his extramarital affair, which has sparked widespread speculation about his partner, a Chinese national named Alice Huang, who is suspected of having ties to Chinese espionage. In recent days, internet users both inside and outside China have been digging into her background, leading to the circulation of what are believed to be old photographs and class records from her high school days.
A graduation photo that has become popular on social media platform X reveals that Alice Huang attended Jiangnan Machinery Factory’s affiliated school in Xiangtan, Hunan, which is now known as Nanzhushan Town Jiangnan Middle School. The photo features a girl sitting in the front row, marked with a red circle, corresponding to the name on the graduation list.
The authenticity of the educational background and the identity of the individuals in the photos have yet to be independently verified.
According to reports from Chinese media outlet Caixin, Alice Huang is approximately 42 years old and hails from Hunan province. Around twenty years ago, she pursued a Master’s degree in Media Management at the Baptist University of Hong Kong.
Publicly available information indicates that Huang joined Singapore’s Megaspeed company as Managing Director in March 2023. On her LinkedIn profile, she claims to be “NVIDIA’s primary business partner.”
Data from a Chinese private equity fund database reveals that she has four years of experience in the media industry and eight years in the securities field. She purportedly worked as a reporter for Hunan TV and CCTV before transitioning into the financial sector, where she held various positions, including Assistant to the President at HSBC Private Banking, Deputy Vice President at CITIC Securities, and Executive Director at Shanghai Hexi Investment.
However, a supervisory official from Hunan TV stated in an interview with the New York Post that they had “never heard of this person.” Additionally, searches on the official websites of Hunan TV and CCTV yielded no records pertaining to Alice Huang.
On November 9, Bai Jie, a former editor and director at CCTV, confirmed in a post on Weibo that Huang indeed worked at CCTV, having shared an office with her. Bai described Huang as someone who was distinctly ambitious even back then. Shortly after her post, it was deleted, though Bai replied to a user in the comments section claiming, “I didn’t delete it; it wasn’t me.” The following day, Bai suddenly found herself banned from posting on Weibo.
On November 11, The Washington Post published an article detailing the close relationship between Huang and CEO Jensen Huang. It noted that many specifics regarding Alice Huang’s age, hometown, education, and some employment history remain difficult to confirm. Her social media accounts appear to have been deleted, and her current whereabouts are unknown. Although her credentials include associations with organizations like CCTV, Hunan TV, and HSBC, the newspaper’s investigation failed to uncover any public records of her employment at the two television stations.